baseball
/ˈbeɪsbɔːl/noun
उच्चारण बेस्बॉल
बेसबॉल
Core word
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[U, C]
a game played especially in the US by two teams of nine players, using a bat and ball; the ball used in this game
बेसबॉल
- a baseball cap
- Baseball is popular in America, but few people play it in India.
- The students watched a baseball match on television.
+ 2 more examples
- He wore a baseball cap to protect his face from the sun.
- Baseball is a national sport in Japan and the US.
Synonyms ball game
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
play baseball (no article)
With the verb play, a game takes no article: play baseball, play cricket. For the ball itself you say 'a baseball'.
Verb 'play' के साथ खेल के पहले article नहीं आता: play baseball, play cricket। गेंद के लिए 'a baseball' कहा जाता है।
- Japanese students play baseball after school.
- He threw a baseball over the fence.
baseball (uncountable) + noun (modifier)
Baseball is uncountable as the name of the game; as a modifier it is used before bat, cap, glove, match and team.
खेल के नाम के रूप में 'baseball' uncountable है; modifier के रूप में यह bat, cap, glove, match और team से पहले आता है।
- She wore a baseball cap in the sun.
- The school's baseball team won the trophy.
a baseball (countable) = the ball
For the ball used in the game, baseball is countable: a baseball, two baseballs.
खेल की गेंद के लिए 'baseball' countable है: a baseball, two baseballs।
- The boy hit the baseball so hard that it broke a window.
baseball vocabulary and cricket parallels
Baseball has a pitcher, a batter and a catcher, much as cricket has a bowler, a batsman and a wicketkeeper. Scores are called 'runs' in both games.
Baseball में pitcher, batter और catcher होते हैं, जैसे cricket में bowler, batsman और wicketkeeper। दोनों खेलों में स्कोर को 'runs' कहते हैं।
- A pitcher is like a bowler, but he throws from a mound.
- In baseball a home run scores four runs at once.
+Collocations 5
verb + baseball
playwatchfollowlovehit
- My cousin in the US watches baseball every weekend.
baseball + noun
batcapglovegamepitchfield
- He bought a baseball cap to avoid the sun.
baseball + terms
home runpitcherinningbatter
- The pitcher threw a fast ball and the batter missed.
baseball + game words
seasonleaguestadiumfanumpire
- The baseball season runs from spring to autumn in the US.
baseball + player words
pitcherbattercatcherfielder
- The catcher squatted behind the batter and signalled to the pitcher.
“More examples 7
- Baseball is very popular in the United States, Japan and Cuba.
अमेरिका, जापान और क्यूबा में baseball बहुत लोकप्रिय है।
- Radhika learnt about baseball from a film.
राधिका ने baseball के बारे में एक फ़िल्म से जाना।
- The pitcher threw the baseball at great speed.
पिचर ने बहुत तेज़ गति से baseball फेंकी।
- Baseball and cricket both use a bat and a ball.
Baseball और cricket, दोनों में बल्ला और गेंद इस्तेमाल होते हैं।
- The college organised a baseball match with a visiting team from Japan.
कॉलेज ने जापान से आई टीम के साथ baseball मैच आयोजित किया।
- He wore a baseball cap and sat in the front row.
वह baseball cap पहनकर आगे की क़तार में बैठा था।
- Radhika's cousin in Tokyo plays baseball for his college team.
टोक्यो में राधिका का चचेरा भाई अपने कॉलेज की टीम के लिए baseball खेलता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
ball game
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Baseball is the national sport of the USA (with American football also very popular), and it is popular in Japan and Cuba.
Baseball अमेरिका का राष्ट्रीय खेल है (American football भी बहुत लोकप्रिय है), और यह जापान और क्यूबा में लोकप्रिय है।