单词 | wild pitch |
释义 | wild pitch[ wahyld-pich ] / ˈwaɪld ˈpɪtʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR wild pitch ON THESAURUS.COM noun Baseball.a pitched ball that the catcher misses and could not be expected to catch, allowing one or more base runners to advance one or more bases. Compare passed ball. Origin of wild pitchAn Americanism dating back to 1865–70 Words nearby wild pitchwild orange, wild pansy, wild parsley, wild parsnip, wild passionflower, wild pitch, wild potato, wild pumpkin, wild rice, wild rose, wild rosemary Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Idioms and Phrases with wild pitchwild pitch A careless statement or action, as in Calling comic books great literature—that's a wild pitch. This term comes from baseball, where it signifies a pitched ball so far off target that the catcher misses it, enabling a base runner to advance. [Mid-1900s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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