grounding out
Ball hits dirt
Grounding out is a baseball term for making an out by hitting a ball that bounces on the ground and is fielded and thrown to first base before the batter arrives.
It's one of the most common ways to be retired at bat.
He ended the inning by grounding out to short.
The noun form is groundout, and the phrasal verb ground out can also mean to produce something in a steady, methodical way: She grounds out three novels a year.
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Appearing suddenly, unexpectedly
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