drag bunt

noun

A ball that has been hit by a batter who started to run towards first base while holding the bat back over the plate, typically in an attempt to get a hit rather than to sacrifice

“Jones drag bunted the pitch.”

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Meanings

noundrag bunt (plural drag bunts)

plural drag bunts

  1. ball gamesA ball that has been hit by a batter who started to run towards first base while holding the bat back over the plate, typically in an attempt to get a hit rather than to sacrifice

    Jones fielded the drag bunt, but the runner beat out his throw for a single.

  2. ball gamesThe act of bunting while running towards first base

    The drag bunt is a skill that few players perfect.

verbdrag bunt (third-person singular simple present drag bunts, present participle drag bunting, simple past and past participle drag bunted)

present singular third person drag bunts · participle present drag bunting · participle past drag bunted · past drag bunted

  1. transitiveball gamesto bunt while running towards first base

    Jones drag bunted the pitch.

  2. intransitiveball gamesto bunt while running towards first base

    Smith often drag bunts if he sees the third baseman playing back.

Cite this entry
APA

drag bunt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drag%20bunt

MLA

“drag bunt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drag%20bunt. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drag bunt,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drag%20bunt.

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