inning

[ in-ing ]

/ ˈɪn ɪŋ /

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noun

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

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

an opportunity for activity; a turn: Now the opposition will have its inning.

innings, (used with a singular verb)

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.
land reclaimed, especially from the sea.

the act of reclaiming marshy or flooded land.

enclosure, as of wasteland.

the gathering in of crops.

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Origin of inning

before 900; Middle English inninge,Old English innung a getting in, equivalent to inn(ian) to go in + -ung-ing¹

Words nearby inning

innerwear, inner woman, in-ness, innholder, innie, inning, innings, Inniskilling, innit, innkeeper, in no case

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How to use inning in a sentence

The Nats finished third in the NL in bullpen ERA and walks plus hits per inning pitched.
Brad Hand’s arrival might end a Nationals tradition: The search for summer relief|Barry Svrluga|January 26, 2021|Washington Post
Strasburg essentially had a year off after throwing a career-high 245⅓ innings in 2019, between the regular season and the playoffs, so perhaps he is refreshed.
Jon Lester strengthens the Nationals’ biggest strength — and gives them an undeniable identity|Barry Svrluga|January 19, 2021|Washington Post
In the following inning Tuesday, Chris Taylor, batting seventh, singled home Max Muncy to give the Dodgers a 5-1 lead.
What 2 Games Of The World Series Have Shown Us|Travis Sawchik|October 23, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
We’re still in the middle innings of a baseball game at the best.
As infection rates rise, Europe embraces a ‘lockdown lite’ strategy|kdunn6|September 24, 2020|Fortune

Take Bob Feller, who led the AL in wins in his last year before entering the war, but was better on a per-inning basis when he returned late in 1945.
What A Year Off Might Do To Baseball Players’ Skills|Travis Sawchik|July 31, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
In the 13th inning, a Red Sox batter popped one down left field line and Jeter went to get it.
10 Unforgettable Derek Jeter Highlights (VIDEO)|Jack Holmes|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the 2001 ALDS, the Yankees led the Oakland Athletics 1-0 in the seventh inning.
10 Unforgettable Derek Jeter Highlights (VIDEO)|Jack Holmes|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Estimates are that by the fourth inning of his second start the cost was covered.
Masahiro Tanaka Is the Yankees' $155M Lethal Weapon and Strikeout Machine|Allen Barra|May 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There is his superstition about watching every Red Sox game but never the sixth inning.
Joshua Ferris’s New Novel Chronicles an Existential Dentist in Despair|Tom LeClair|May 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
End: like an inning in baseball, except shorter and with less spitting.
Curling: Your New Olympic Addiction, Explained|Brett Singer|February 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Each player, or side, is only permitted to throw three balls an inning, irrespective of the number of runs scored.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various
It looked extremely rocky for the Mudville nine that day, The score stood four to six with but an inning left to play.
The Book of Humorous Verse|Various
Peter had seen him call the outfielders in for the ninth inning and retire the side with only an infield behind him.
The Boy Grew Older|Heywood Broun
The eighth inning was disastrous for the blue, although Yale won a score by hard base running.
Frank Merriwell's Races|Burt L. Standish
At the end of the eighth inning Harvard was six scores ahead, and it was plain that the game was lost for Yale.
Frank Merriwell's Races|Burt L. Standish

British Dictionary definitions for inning

inning

/ (ˈɪnɪŋ) /

noun

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

archaic the reclamation of land from the sea

Word Origin for inning

Old English innung a going in, from innian to go in

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