sacrifice bunt

English

Etymology

From sacrifice +‎ bunt.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌsækɹɪfaɪs ˈbʌnt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌsækɹəˌfaɪs ˈbʌnt/
• Rhymes: -ʌnt
• Hyphenation: sac‧ri‧fice bunt

Noun

sacrifice bunt (plural sacrifice bunts)

1. (baseball) A play in which the batter intentionally hits the ball softly with a hands-spread batting stance at the cost of an out to advance one or more runners.

   Synonyms: sacrifice, sacrifice hit

   The sacrifice bunt was fielded cleanly, but the only play was to first.

   The manager will likely call for a sacrifice bunt here.

Translations

play in which the batter intentionally hits the ball softly at the cost of an out

• Catalan: sacrifici (ca) m
• Finnish: uhrautuminen