catcher
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1. the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws (noun.act)
hypernym | : | position, |
definition | : | (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player (noun.act) |
member meronym | : | baseball team, |
definition | : | a team that plays baseball (noun.group) |
2. (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher (noun.person)
hypernym | : | infielder, |
definition | : | (baseball) a person who plays a position in the infield (noun.person) |
domain category | : | baseball, baseball game, |
definition | : | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs (noun.act) |
domain category | : | softball, softball game, |
definition | : | a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer (noun.act) |
3. the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws (noun.act)
derivation | : | catch, grab, take hold of, |
definition | : | take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of (verb.contact) |
4. (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher (noun.person)
derivation | : | catch, |
definition | : | be the catcher (verb.competition) |
derivation | : | catch, grab, take hold of, |
definition | : | take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of (verb.contact) |
5. the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws (noun.act)
derivation | : | catch, grab, take hold of, |
definition | : | take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of (verb.contact) |
6. (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher (noun.person)
derivation | : | catch, |
definition | : | be the catcher (verb.competition) |
derivation | : | catch, grab, take hold of, |
definition | : | take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of (verb.contact) |
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