ground ball with eyes

noun

A weakly hit ground ball that barely evades the infielders.

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Meanings

nounground ball with eyes (plural ground balls with eyes)

plural ground balls with eyes

  1. humorousidiomaticball gamesA weakly hit ground ball that barely evades the infielders.

Origin

From the metaphor that the ball has eyes, allowing it to avoid the infielders.

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APA

ground ball with eyes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20ball%20with%20eyes

MLA

“ground ball with eyes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20ball%20with%20eyes. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ground ball with eyes,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20ball%20with%20eyes.

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