Sports / A2

BAYSB-orl/ˈbeɪsbɔːl/

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport, especially American: play baseball, a baseball cap. Football / soccer and cricket are different games. A base in the sport is one of four points you run to. Baseball cap is everyday clothing even if you never play.

Meaning

A game in which two teams hit a ball with a bat and run around bases.

Examples

• “The children played baseball in the park.”
• “A baseball cap is fine in the park, not in the hall.”
• “He never takes off that baseball cap.”

Good to know

play baseball. Contrast: cricket / football. Phrase: a baseball cap.

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