force-out

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fôrs′out′, fōrs′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
force-out  (fôrs′out′, fōrs′-),USA pronunciation n. [Baseball.]
  1. Sporta put-out of a base runner on a force play.
  • noun, nominal use of verb, verbal phrase force out 1895–1900, American.

'force-out' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
draw - eject - expellant - express - extrude - freeze out - oust - press - screw - base hit - cast - clear - crush - dislodge - expel - extravasate - gouge - outmuscle - plow - waterflood - wring - spray tank - spurt - squeeze

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