Baseball

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Baseball \Base"ball"\, n.
     1. A game of ball, so called from the bases or bounds (four
        in number) which designate the circuit which each player
        must endeavor to make after striking the ball.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. The ball used in this game.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  baseball
       n 1: a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of
            9 players; teams take turns at bat trying to score run;
            "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a
            baseball game on every empy lot"; "there was a desire
            for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
            [syn: {baseball game}, {ball}]
       2: a ball used in playing baseball