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pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"

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bases loaded

1

use

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suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out

1

fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle

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grip

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head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

1

spin; rotation; spin (in PR, politics, etc.); ribbon bookmark (attached to the binding)

2

to do in earnest; to concentrate on; to apply one's mind to

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to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

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fastball

2

not within proper limits; excessive; unmerited; special

1

external angle; exterior angle; outside corner

1

to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air

1

lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede

1

zone

1

to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

3

to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

1

taking the mound; pitching a game

1

bait pitch; sucker pitch; pitch that lures a batter to swing

1

bunt for a base hit

1

stealing home

1

full count; full count; completing a ten count (after a boxer is knocked down)

1

set position

1

form; foam

1

to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)

3

breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball

1

gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull

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backspin

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parabola

1

to crawl back to

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a few seconds; several seconds

2

to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake

1

return throw (esp. from an outfielder); returning the ball (in tennis, volleyball, etc.)

1

Bull Durham (film)

1

scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs

1

jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling

3

decision of a contest; finals

1

timely; well-timed; clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit

1

distinguished services; meritorious deeds

1

fork; forkball

2

to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up

1

to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)

2

official match; regular game; regular-season game; formal match

1

how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...

4

access (to a place, esp. using public transport); access (to a website, data, etc.)

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accumulation

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winning pitcher

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losing pitcher

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smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd

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