safety squeeze

noun

A play by the team at-bat where with a runner at third base, the batter puts down a sacrifice bunt with the aim of allowing the runner to score. In contrast to a suicide squeeze, the runner waits to see the trajectory of the ball before deciding whether to attempt to touch home plate.

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Meanings

nounsafety squeeze (plural safety squeezes)

plural safety squeezes

  1. ball gamesA play by the team at-bat where with a runner at third base, the batter puts down a sacrifice bunt with the aim of allowing the runner to score. In contrast to a suicide squeeze, the runner waits to see the trajectory of the ball before deciding whether to attempt to touch home plate.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe runner on third base waits to start home until the batter has bunted successfully

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squeeze play

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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