base on balls

noun

An instance where the batter is allowed to go directly to first base without the possibility of being put out, due to the opposing pitcher delivering four balls.

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Meanings

nounbase on balls (plural bases on balls)

plural bases on balls

  1. ball gamesAn instance where the batter is allowed to go directly to first base without the possibility of being put out, due to the opposing pitcher delivering four balls.

    Synonyms: walk

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn instance where the batter is allowed to go directly to first base without the possibility of being put out, due to the opposing pitcher delivering four balls.

Similar
walk

More synonyms by meaning

noun(baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls

Similar
walkpass
Broader
accomplishmentachievement
Also see
passwalk

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

base on balls. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/base%20on%20balls

MLA

“base on balls.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/base%20on%20balls. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “base on balls,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/base%20on%20balls.

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