Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

small ball

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.91 in modern English

Syllables: smal-l- ball
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A baseball strategy that relies on baserunning, singles, and hitting for average rather than hitting home runs.

Slang; Uncountable

noun

Any strategy that involves proceeding by small increments.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The result was a new kind of “small ball” platform that confounded Clinton’s cabinet."
"Yes. It was such a small ball presentation. I did watch the event from afar, and I gotta say it was very strange to watch these Apple executives get on stage and express delirious enthusiasm over adding polls to iMessage."

Usage

Inflected Forms

smallball (alternative)

Antonyms

power hitting

Questions

What does small ball mean?: A baseball strategy that relies on baserunning, singles, and hitting for average rather than hitting home runs.

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