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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

safety squeeze

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables
safe-ty squeeze
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A play by the team at-bat where with a runner at third base, the batter puts down a sacrifice bunt with the aim of allowing the runner to score. In contrast to a suicide squeeze, the runner waits to see the trajectory of the ball before deciding whether to attempt to touch home plate.

Inflected Forms

safety squeezes (plural)

Synonyms

safety squeeze play

Questions

What does safety squeeze mean?
A play by the team at-bat where with a runner at third base, the batter puts down a sacrifice bunt with the aim of allowing the runner to score. In contrast to a suicide squeeze, the runner waits to see the trajectory of the ball before deciding whether to attempt to touch home plate.

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