sacrifice bunt

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Etymology

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From sacrifice +‎ bunt.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sacrifice bunt (plural sacrifice bunts)

  1. (baseball) A 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.
    Synonyms: sacrifice, sacrifice hit
    The sacrifice bunt was fielded cleanly, but the only play was to first.
    The manager will likely call for a sacrifice bunt here.

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