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baseball

/ˈbeɪs.bɔːl/

A sport common in North America, the Caribbean, and Japan, in which the object is to strike a ball so that one of a nine-person team can run counter-clockwise among four bases, resulting in the scoring of a run. The team with the most runs after termination of play, usually nine innings, wins.

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  1. baseball

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    /ˈbeɪs.bɔːl/

    A sport common in North America, the Caribbean, and Japan, in which the object is to strike a ball so that one of a nine-person team can run counter-clockwise among four bases, resulting in the scoring of a run. The team with the most runs after termination of play, usually nine innings, wins.

  2. based

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    /beɪst/

    Founded on; having a basis; often used in combining forms.

    That was a soundly based argument.

  3. basketball

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    /ˈbɑːs.kɪt.bɔːl/

    A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.

  4. bean

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    /biːn/

    A reusable software component written in Java.

  5. bear

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    /bɛə(ɹ)/

    (investments) Characterized by declining prices in securities markets or by belief that the prices will fall.

    The great bear market starting in 1929 scared a whole generation of investors.

  6. beat

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    /biːt/

    Exhausted

    After the long day, she was feeling completely beat.

  7. beef

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    /biːf/

    Being a bovine animal that is being raised for its meat.

    We bought three beef calves this morning.

  8. before

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    /bɪˈfɔː/

    Earlier than (in time).

    I want this done before Monday.

  9. behave

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    /bəˈheɪv/

    To conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way.

    You need to behave yourself, young lady.

  10. behaviour

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    /bɪˈheɪvjə/

    The way a living creature behaves or acts.

    She can't stop the strange behaviour because she has OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder).

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