INNING
/ˈɪnɪŋ/
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Definition
/ˈɪnɪŋ/
noun
- A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three players are called out, followed by a similar attempt by members of the home baseball team against the visiting team's pitching. There are nine or more innings in a regulation baseball game.“It is a baseball tradition to sing "Take Me Out To the Ball Game" during the seventh inning stretch.”
- A similar period of play.“We batted around in our half of the inning.”
- A player (or team)'s turn at the table to make shots until ended by a miss or a foul.
- A chance or opportunity to perform some deed or act.“We are in just the second inning of our quest to enter this new market.”
- The gathering of a crop; harvesting.
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
Front hooks: B-INNING D-INNING F-INNING G-INNING P-INNING R-INNING S-INNING T-INNING W-INNING
Back hooks: INNING-S
