💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Designated runner"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| pinch runnernoun | (baseball) A substitute runner, usually brought in to replace a slow runner to increase the chance of that runner scoring. |
| pinch hitternoun | (colloquial) A person who substitutes for another to perform one or more tasks. |
| pinch-hitternoun | Alternative spelling of pinch hitter. [(baseball) A substitute batter; one who pinch-hits.] |
| pinch hitnoun | (baseball) A hit made by a pinch hitter. |
| base runnernoun | (baseball) Alternative spelling of baserunner. [(baseball, softball) A player who is on base and is thus trying to advance to the next base.] |
| runnernoun | Agent noun of run; one who runs. |
| baserunnernoun | (baseball, softball) A player who is on base and is thus trying to advance to the next base. |
| invisible runnernoun | (baseball) In informal baseball and stickball games, a baserunner who cannot steal a base but can, depending on the rules, advance on a wild pitch, and who usually travels at the rate of the current batter. |
| designated hitternoun | (baseball) A batter who is permitted to substitute for a pitcher in the batting rotation for the duration of a baseball game. |
| picklenoun | (chiefly US, Canada, Australia) A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup. |
| squeezenoun | An instance of squeezing. |
| drag buntnoun | (baseball) The act of bunting while running towards first base |
| running lanenoun | A highway lane that is open to traffic. Often used to describe when a hard shoulder is used as a normal traffic lane either permanently or conditionally during periods of heavy traffic. |
| stolen basenoun | (baseball, softball) A play where a runner on any base runs to the next base, usually while the pitcher pitches to a batter. Such a runner is liable to be put out if tagged with the ball while not in contact with any base. |
| pitchernoun | (baseball, softball, pesäpallo) The player who delivers the ball to the batter. |
| ghost runnernoun | (baseball) Synonym of invisible runner. |
| nonpitchernoun | (baseball) A player who is not a pitcher and therefore is required to bat |
| fielder's choicenoun | (baseball) A play in which a fielder puts out a baserunner, instead putting out the hitter at first base. |
| leadnoun | (uncountable) A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum). |
| backstopnoun | A default arrangement that holds if all else fails. |
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