groundout

noun

ground·​out ˈgrau̇nd-ˌau̇t 

: a play in baseball in which a batter is put out after hitting a ground ball to an infielder

Examples of groundout in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Seattle scored two more runs in the third on Cal Raleigh’s RBI single off Angels starter Yusei Kikuchi, and Dominic Canzone scored on a groundout by Josh Naylor to make it 3-0. — Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Seattle scored two more runs in the third on Cal Raleigh's RBI single off Angels starter Yusei Kikuchi, and Dominic Canzone scored on a groundout by Josh Naylor to make it 3-0. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Replay showed Ruiz was safe, allowing Agustin Ramirez’s run to count and giving the Marlins the one-run lead on Mack’s RBI groundout. — Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

Noah Schultz retired the next three batters with a flyout and two groundouts. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for groundout

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout