baseball

2 definitions found

baseball - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Baseball \Base"ball"\, n.
     1. A game of ball, so called from the bases or bounds (four
        in number) which designate the circuit which each player
        must endeavor to make after striking the ball.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The ball used in this game.
        [1913 Webster]

baseball - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  baseball
      n 1: a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of
           nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs;
           "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball
           game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National
           League ball in the area"; "play ball!" [syn: baseball,
           baseball game]
      2: a ball used in playing baseball