baseball
Pronunciation
[change]- (UK) IPA (key): /ˈbeɪs.bɔːl/
- (US) IPA (key): /ˈbeɪs.bɔl/ or /ˈbeɪs.bɑl/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: base‧ball
Noun
[change]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Tulsa_vs_Frisco.jpg/220px-Tulsa_vs_Frisco.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Baseball.jpg/220px-Baseball.jpg)
- (uncountable) A sport where you try to hit a ball so that you can run to four bases, causing a run. The team with the most runs after nine or more innings wins.
- The New York Yankees are a baseball team.
- (countable) A ball used in the sport of baseball.
- The pitcher threw the baseball as hard as he could.