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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hidden-ball trick

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English

Syllables
hid-den-bal-l trick
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fielding play where the fielders deceive the baserunners as to the location of the ball, allowing one of the fielders to attempt to tag a runner out without the runner being aware of it.

noun

A similar deceptive play in other sports such as American football and lacrosse.

Inflected Forms

hidden-ball tricks (plural) hidden ball trick (alternative)

Questions

What does hidden-ball trick mean?
A fielding play where the fielders deceive the baserunners as to the location of the ball, allowing one of the fielders to attempt to tag a runner out without the runner being aware of it.

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