Putout is an English word with synonyms like out. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Putout meaning
- A play in which a batter is retired.
- The statistic of the number of outs a defensive player directly caused.
Synonyms of Putout
Using Putout
- The main meaning on this page is: A play in which a batter is retired. | The statistic of the number of outs a defensive player directly caused.
- Useful related words include: out.
Context around Putout
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Putout
- In this selection, "putout" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, last stand out and add context to how "putout" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include effecting a putout by hitting and in a putout. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "putout" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with putout
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Kayla Rabeau had six hits in two games in the regional tournament and made the last putout on a spectacular catch. (21 words)
A safe course for the official scorer to follow is to score a hit when exceptionally good fielding of a ball fails to result in a putout. (27 words)
If the fielder bobbles the ball, the runner may still tag up, even before the fielder has full control of the ball (before the fielder is credited with a putout). (30 words)
Sullivan (1997), p. 292. The practice, common to bat-and-ball games of the day, of "soaking" or "plugging"—effecting a putout by hitting a runner with a thrown ball—was barred. (32 words)
If the fielder bobbles the ball, the runner may still tag up, even before the fielder has full control of the ball (before the fielder is credited with a putout). (30 words)
A safe course for the official scorer to follow is to score a hit when exceptionally good fielding of a ball fails to result in a putout. (27 words)
Example sentences (4)
Kayla Rabeau had six hits in two games in the regional tournament and made the last putout on a spectacular catch.
A safe course for the official scorer to follow is to score a hit when exceptionally good fielding of a ball fails to result in a putout.
If the fielder bobbles the ball, the runner may still tag up, even before the fielder has full control of the ball (before the fielder is credited with a putout).
Sullivan (1997), p. 292. The practice, common to bat-and-ball games of the day, of "soaking" or "plugging"—effecting a putout by hitting a runner with a thrown ball—was barred.