force play

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noun Baseball.

a situation in which a base runner is forced to advance to a base or to home plate as a result of the batter becoming a base runner or to make room for another base runner.

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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?

First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.

First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.

First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.

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Origin of force play

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Words nearby force play

force-march, forcemeat, force of habit, force of mastication, force-out, force play, forceps, forceps delivery, force pump, forcer, force-ripe

Example sentences from the Web for force play

Have there been discussions with FX regarding an Archer movie, and how do you think that would play out?
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Yet for a vivid decade or so, sleaze was, somewhat paradoxically, a force for literacy and empowerment.
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Shortly after dawn, there was another outbreak of deadly force.
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Father Joel Román Salazar died in a car crash in 2013; his death was ruled an accident, but the suspicion of foul play persists.
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He plays an aging punk rocker and I play the drummer from his old band.
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I assure you, no matter how beautifully we play any piece, the minute Liszt plays it, you would scarcely recognize it!
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
But I hope at least to play to him a few times, and what is more important, to hear him play repeatedly.
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The Goliath wouldn't answer; the Dublin said the force was coming off, and we could not get into touch with the soldiers at all.
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To fill up the time till Liszt came, our hostess made us play, one after the other, beginning with the latest arrival.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
For this use of the voice in the special service of will-power, or propelling force, it is necessary first to test its freedom.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick

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