pop fly

pop fly
noun
a short high fly ball (Freq. 1)
Syn: ↑pop-fly, ↑pop-up
Topics: ↑baseball, ↑baseball game
Hypernyms: ↑fly, ↑fly ball

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noun
Etymology: pop (I)
: a fly ball hit without much force and usually caught easily by an infielder

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Baseball.
a high fly ball hit to the infield or immediately beyond it that can easily be caught before reaching the ground. Also called pop-up.
[1885-90, Amer.]

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pop fly,
Baseball. a short, high fly ball which can be caught quite easily; pop-up.

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n. Baseball see pop I (sense 3)

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noun, pl ⋯ flies [count]
baseball : a very high fly ball that does not go very far

He hit a high pop fly to the second baseman.

called also pop, pop-up

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • pop fly — {n.} A baseball batted high into the air but not very far from the plate. * /The batter hit a pop fly to the shortstop./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • pop fly — Baseball. a high fly ball hit to the infield or immediately beyond it that can easily be caught before reaching the ground. Also called pop up. [1885 90, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • pop fly — noun Date: 1887 a high fly ball in baseball …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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