Added to
Favorites
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Word Dynamo
Quotes
Reference
Translator
Spanish
Log In
Sign Up
Premium
Introducing a cool
new way to learn!
sacrifice-fly
Ads
New Fare Sale Available
www.virginamerica.com/Flights
Flights Start at $59. See How Good It Gets at 35K Feet. Grab A Seat.
Dictionary.com's Mobile Apps
www.dictionary.com/mobile
Ad-Free, Offline Content, Audio Pronunciation and More! Take Millions of Words With You Everywhere. Download Now!
sacrifice fly
noun
Baseball.
a fly ball when there are fewer than two players out that enables a base runner, usually at third base, to score after the ball is caught.
Origin:
1965–70
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To
sacrifice-fly
WordNet
sacrifice fly
noun
a sacrifice made by hitting a long fly ball
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Cite This Source
Relevant Questions
Does a Sacrifice Fly Cou...
How To Score On A Sacrif...
Does a Sacrifice Fly Cou...
How To Understand The Sa...
00:10
Sacrifice-fly
is always a great word to know.
So is
slumgullion
. Does it mean:
So is
quincunx
. Does it mean:
So is
flibbertigibbet
. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
LEARN MORE UNUSUAL WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...
Matching Quote
"The cannon thunders ... limbs fly in all directions ... one can hear the groans of victims and the howling of those performing the sacrifice ... it's Humanity in search of happiness."
-Charles Baudelaire
MORE
Use Dictionary.com faster without ads >>
Related Searches
Definition of a sacr...
Sacrifice fly rule
Baseball rules
Baseball terms defin...
Sigma phi beta
Fielders choice
Sacrifice hit
Nearby Words
sacred-lotus
sacred-monster
sacred-order
sacred-thread
sacredly
sacredness
sacri'ficially
sacri'legiously
sacri'legiousne...
sacrific
sacrificant
sacrificator
sacrificatory
sacrifice
sacrifice bunt
sacrifice fly
sacrifice hit
sacrifice opera...
sacrifice paddo...
sacrifice-bunt
sacrifice-fly
sacrifice-hit
sacrificeable
sacrificer
sacrificial
sacrificial ano...
sacrificial-ano...
sacrificially
sacrilege
sacrilegious
sacrilegiously
sacrilegiousnes...
sacrilegist
sacring
sacring bell
sacrist
sacristan
sacristy
sacro
sacro'sanctity
sacro-
Synonyms
sacrifice
MORE
Partners:
Word
Bloglines
Citysearch
The Daily Beast
Ask Answers
Ask Kids
Life123
Sendori
Thesaurus
Copyright ©
2013 Dictionary.com, LLC
. All rights reserved.
About
PRIVACY POLICY
Terms
API
Careers
Advertise with Us
Contact Us
Suggest a Word
Help
Please
Login
or
Sign Up
to use the Favorites feature
Please
Login
or
Sign Up
to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT
