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LINE DRIVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does line drive mean?
• LINE DRIVE (noun)
The noun LINE DRIVE has 1 sense:
1. (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter
Familiarity information: LINE DRIVE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
line drive; liner
Context example:
the batter hit a liner to the shortstop
Hypernyms ("line drive" is a kind of...):
fly; fly ball ((baseball) a hit that flies up in the air)
Domain category:
ball; baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)
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