- safety squeeze play
- nounthe runner on third base waits to start home until the batter has bunted successfully• Syn: ↑safety squeeze• Hypernyms: ↑squeeze play
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squeeze play — noun 1. an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away • Syn: ↑power play, ↑squeeze • Derivationally related forms: ↑squeeze (for: ↑squeeze … Useful english dictionary
squeeze play — 1. Baseball. a. Also called suicide squeeze, suicide squeeze play. a play executed when there is a runner on third base and usually not more than one out, in which the runner starts for home as soon as the pitcher makes a motion to pitch, and the … Universalium
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safety squeeze — noun the runner on third base waits to start home until the batter has bunted successfully • Syn: ↑safety squeeze play • Hypernyms: ↑squeeze play … Useful english dictionary
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