ground ball

noun

A batted ball that bounces one or more times on the infield; a grounder.

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groundergroundballhopper
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Meanings

nounground ball (plural ground balls)

plural ground balls

  1. ball gamesA batted ball that bounces one or more times on the infield; a grounder.
  2. ball gamesA loose ball that is on the ground during play.

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(baseball) a hit that travels along the ground

Similar
groundergroundballhopper
Broader
hithittingstriking
Also see
grounderhopper

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan batada rasa
  • batada rasabaseball
Finnish maalyönti
  • maalyöntibaseball
Japanese ゴロ
  • ゴロ (goro)baseball
Korean 땅볼
  • 땅볼 (ttangbol)baseball
Spanish roletazo, rolling
  • roletazobaseball
  • rollingbaseball
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“ground ball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20ball. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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