three-bagger

three-bag·ger

(thrē′băg′ər)n. See triple.

tri•ple

(ˈtrɪp əl)

adj., n., v. -pled, -pling. adj. 1. threefold; consisting of three parts. 2. of three kinds; threefold in character or relationship. 3. three times as great. n. 4. an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another. 5. a group, set, or series of three; triad. 6. Also called three-base hit. a hit in baseball that enables a batter to reach third base safely. 7. (in bowling) three strikes in succession. 8. trifecta. v.t. 9. to make triple. 10. to cause (a base runner) to come into home plate by a triple. v.i. 11. to become triple. 12. to make a triple in baseball. [1325–75; Middle English < Latin triplus (adj.) =tri- tri- + (du)plus duple]

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Noun

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three-bagger - a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third basethree-base hit, triplebase hit, safety - (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safelyline triple, line-drive triple - a triple resulting from a line drive