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SAFETY SQUEEZE PLAY

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

IPA (US): 

 Dictionary entry overview: What does safety squeeze play mean? 

SAFETY SQUEEZE PLAY (noun)
  The noun SAFETY SQUEEZE PLAY has 1 sense:

1. the runner on third base waits to start home until the batter has bunted successfullyplay

  Familiarity information: SAFETY SQUEEZE PLAY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SAFETY SQUEEZE PLAY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The runner on third base waits to start home until the batter has bunted successfully

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

safety squeeze; safety squeeze play

Hypernyms ("safety squeeze play" is a kind of...):

squeeze play (a baseball play in which a runner on third base tries to score as the batter bunts the pitch)


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