Meanings
plural sacrifice bunts
- ball gamesA play in which the batter intentionally hits the ball softly with a hands-spread batting stance at the cost of an out to advance one or more runners.
The manager will likely call for a sacrifice bunt here.
1 more example
The sacrifice bunt was fielded cleanly, but the only play was to first.
Synonyms: sacrifice, sacrifice hit
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA play in which the batter intentionally hits the ball softly with a hands-spread batting stance at the cost of an out to advance one or more runners.
Origin
Translations
Catalan sacrifici
- sacrificiplay in which the batter intentionally hits the ball softly at the cost of an out
Finnish uhrautuminen
- uhrautuminenplay in which the batter intentionally hits the ball softly at the cost of an out
Korean 희생(犧牲)번트
- 희생(犧牲)번트 (huisaengbeonteu)play in which the batter intentionally hits the ball softly at the cost of an out
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with sacrifice bunt
Cite this entry
sacrifice bunt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sacrifice%20bunt
“sacrifice bunt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sacrifice%20bunt. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sacrifice bunt,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sacrifice%20bunt.
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