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intentional walk

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables
in-ten-tion-al walk
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The intentional pitching of four balls (bad pitches), or of a fourth ball, in order to give the batter a walk (for example, so as to avoid the risk of a home run).

verb

To intentionally walk; to give a batter an intentional walk.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

intentional walks (plural) intentional walks (present, singular) intentional walking (participle, present) intentional walked (participle, past) intentional walked (past)

Synonyms

intentional base on balls

Questions

What does intentional walk mean?
The intentional pitching of four balls (bad pitches), or of a fourth ball, in order to give the batter a walk (for example, so as to avoid the risk of a home run).

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