ground out

essere eliminato su una battuta rasoterra

Nel baseball, colpire la palla lungo il terreno ed essere eliminato dalla squadra in difesa.

In inglese semplice: You hit a baseball along the ground and are put out by the fielding team.

• He grounded out in the first inning.
• Their best hitter grounded out to third.
• Did she ground out on the first pitch?

Come si usa: ground out to someone (He grounded out to the shortstop.)

Espressioni comuni: ground out twice, ground out to shortstop

mettere a terra

Collegare un circuito elettrico alla terra per dare alla corrente un percorso sicuro.

In inglese semplice: You connect an electrical circuit to the earth so electricity has a safe path.

• Ground out the circuit first.
• The technician grounded out the metal casing.
• Has this equipment been grounded out properly?

Come si usa: ground out something (The electrician grounded out the circuit.); ground something out (They grounded it out before testing it.)

Sinonimi: ground, earth

Espressioni comuni: ground out something, ground something out

eliminazione su battuta rasoterra

Nel baseball, eliminazione causata da una palla battuta lungo il terreno.

In inglese semplice: An out in baseball caused by a ball hit along the ground.

• The inning ended with a ground out.
• She recorded two ground outs on the scorecard.
• That ground out allowed a runner to score.

Sinonimi: groundout

Espressioni comuni: a ground out, another ground out