three-base hit

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three-base hit

(thrē′bās′)

n. Baseball

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tri•ple

(ˈtrɪp əl)

adj., n., v. -pled, -pling. adj.

1. threefold; consisting of three parts.

2. of three kinds; threefold in character or relationship.

3. three times as great.

4. an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.

5. a group, set, or series of three; triad.

6. Also called three-base hit. a hit in baseball that enables a batter to reach third base safely.

7. (in bowling) three strikes in succession.

8. trifecta.

v.t.

9. to make triple.

10. to cause (a base runner) to come into home plate by a triple.

v.i.

11. to become triple.

12. to make a triple in baseball.

[1325–75; Middle English < Latin triplus (adj.) =tri- tri- + (du)plus duple]

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Noun

three-base hit - a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base

three-bagger, triple

base hit, safety - (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely

line triple, line-drive triple - a triple resulting from a line drive

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