Meanings
nounforce play (plural force plays)
plural force plays
- ball gamesA play in which a baserunner on first base is required to advance to second base because the batter has become a runner, or a runner on second or third base is required to advance because a runner on a preceding base is so forced.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish pakkopeli
- pakkopeliplay
Cite this entry
APA
force play. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/force%20play
MLA
“force play.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/force%20play. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “force play,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/force%20play.
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