ground out

See also: groundout

English

Etymology 1

Verb

ground out (third-person singular simple present grounds out, present participle grounding out, simple past and past participle grounded out)

  1. (electronics) To provide proper grounding for a circuit.
  2. (baseball) To become out by hitting a ground ball which is fielded and leads to a force or tag of a runner.
    Jones grounded out to lead off the third.
    • 2025 June 11, “White Sox pitching prospect Grant Taylor makes jump from Double-A to perfect major league debut”, in Associated Press‎[1], archived from the original on 12 June 2025:
      Cam Smith bounced to shortstop on a 100 mph fastball, and Jacob Melton also grounded out on an 86.9 mph curveball.
Translations

Noun

ground out (plural ground outs)

  1. (baseball) An instance of grounding out.
    A ground out was recorded on the scorecard.
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See also

Etymology 2

Verb

ground out

  1. simple past and past participle of grind out

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