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Bunt (baseball) — A Little League baseball player squares around to bunt. A bunt is a special type of offensive technique in baseball or fastpitch softball. In a bunt play, the batter loosely holds the bat in front of the plate and intentionally taps the ball into … Wikipedia
bunt — bunt1 [bunt] vt., vi. [< ? ME bounten, to return] 1. [Brit. Dial.] to strike or butt with or as with horns ☆ 2. Baseball to bat (a pitched ball) lightly without swinging so that it rolls within the infield, usually in attempting to advance a… … English World dictionary
Bunt — Bunt, v. t. & i. 1. To strike or push with the horns or head; to butt; as, the ram bunted the boy. [1913 Webster] 2. (Baseball) To bat or tap (the ball) slowly within the infield by meeting it with the bat without swinging at it. [Webster 1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bunt — 1. noun a) The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard. The bunt of the sail was green. b) A ball that has been intentionally hit softly so as to be difficult to field, sometimes with… … Wiktionary
bunt — I. noun Etymology: perhaps from Low German, bundle, from Middle Low German; akin to Old English byndel bundle Date: circa 1582 1. a. the middle part of a square sail b. the part of a furled sail gathered up in a bunch at the center of the yard 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
bunt — bunt1 [bʌnt] verb 1》 Baseball (of a batter) gently tap (a pitched ball) without swinging. 2》 butt with the head or horns. noun Baseball an act of bunting a ball. Origin C18: prob. related to butt1. bunt2 [bʌnt] … English new terms dictionary
bunt — 1. n. the baggy centre of a fishing net, sail, etc. Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn. 2. n. a disease of wheat caused by the fungus Tilletia caries. Etymology: 18th c.: orig. unkn. 3. v. & n. v. 1 tr. & intr. push with the head or horns; butt. 2 tr … Useful english dictionary
Checked swing — A.J. Pierzynski of the Chicago White Sox checks his swing on a low pitch. A checked swing is a type of swing in baseball. A checked swing occurs when a batter starts to swing for the ball, but stops the swing in order to allow the ball to pass… … Wikipedia
List of baseball jargon (E) — Eephus:A very slow pitch with a high arcing trajectory. Invented by 1930s Pittsburgh Pirates hurler Rip Sewell, it is a part of White Sox pitcher Jose Contreras repertoire; thrown very rarely to fool a hitter s timing. It is best used sparingly,… … Wikipedia
Ray Cunningham — Raymond Lee Cunningham (January 17 1905 ndash; July 30 2005) was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1931 and 1932. He batted and threw right handed.A native of Mesquite, Texas, Cunningham… … Wikipedia
