inning

American  

[in-ing] / ˈɪn ɪŋ /

noun

1. Baseball. a division of a game during which each team has an opportunity to score until three outs have been made against it.

2. a similar opportunity to score in certain other games, as horseshoes.

3. an opportunity for activity; a turn.

   Now the opposition will have its inning.

4. (used with a singular verb) innings,

   1. Cricket. a unit of play in which each team has a turn at bat, the turn of a team ending after ten players are put out or when the team declares.

   2. land reclaimed, especially from the sea.

5. the act of reclaiming marshy or flooded land.

6. enclosure, as of wasteland.

7. the gathering in of crops.

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inning British  

/ ˈɪnɪŋ /

noun

1. baseball a division of the game consisting of a turn at bat and a turn in the field for each side

2. archaic the reclamation of land from the sea

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Etymology

Origin of inning

before 900; Middle English inninge, Old English innung a getting in, equivalent to inn ( ian ) to go in + -ung -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Lachlan Clark threw four innings of scoreless relief with seven strikeouts and no walks.

From Los Angeles Times

Corona Santiago 9, Roosevelt 4: Striker Pence struck out eight and gave up no hits in four innings.

From Los Angeles Times

Ohtani limited the San Francisco Giants to one hit and overshot the innings goal Roberts laid out Wednesday morning by pitching to one batter in the fifth inning.

From Los Angeles Times

It couldn’t have helped the mood in the dugout Tuesday night as Venezuela scored in the third inning and led 2-0 through most of the game.

From Salon

Fans should not have to watch the ninth inning and wonder.

From MarketWatch

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