ground ball

ground ball {n.}

A ball batted onto the ground in baseball; a grounder.

Taylor hit a ground ball to the short-stop.

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[ball] See: [BASE ON BALLS], [CARRY THE BALL], [FLY BALL], [FOUL BALL], [GET THE BALL ROLLING], [SET THE BALL ROLLING], [START THE BALL ROLLING], [GOPHER BALL], [GROUND BALL], [HAVE A […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

ground

[ground] See: [BREAK GROUND], [COMMON GROUND], [COVER GROUND] or [COVER THE GROUND], [CUT THE GROUND FROM UNDER], [EAR TO THE GROUND], [FEET ON THE GROUND], [GAIN GROUND], [GET OFF THE […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[ground rule] {n.} 1. A rule in sports that is made especially for the grounds or place where a game is played. - Usually used in the plural. * /There […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[from the ground up] {adv. phr.} From the beginning; entirely; completely. * /After the fire they had to rebuild their cabin from the ground up./ * /Sam knows about baseball […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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