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squeeze play noun[ C ] uk /ˈskwiːz ˌpleɪ/ us /ˈskwiːz ˌpleɪ/(alsosqueeze)
squeeze playnoun[C] (BASEBALL) in baseball, an occasion when the batterbunts(= hits the ball softly only a short distance) so that the player at third base can run to home plate(= the last position that a player must reach) and score: The manager called for a squeeze play. He was tagged out when attempting to score on a squeeze. See also
suicide squeeze A squeeze play was on for the next pitch. Burns led off the inning with a triple and then scored on a squeeze play. Any decent player should be able to get the bat on the ball on a squeeze play. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Baseball & rounders 1-2-3 inning ahead alley around the hornidiom at bat bomb curve heater hit the ball out of the parkidiom hitting coach home plate home stand horsehide sac solo spitter split-fingered fastball splitter starting pitcher swing
squeeze playnoun[C] (CARDS) in card games such as bridge, the act of playing a card in a suit in which an opponent does not have any cards, forcing the opponent to discard(= get rid of) a card that could win a trick(= a round of play): She thought that there might be a chance of making the contract by a squeeze play. I was caught in a squeeze and had to throw away the king of spades. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Card games all in bidding blackjack bridge busted flush canasta card sharp deal diamond honour jack pool queen re-raise rebid recut rookie card solitaire spade straight |