no-hit

American  

[noh-hit] / ˈnoʊˌhɪt /

adjective

Baseball.

1. of, relating to, or noting a game in which a pitcher allows no base hits to the opposing team.

   a no-hit pitcher; a no-hit game.

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Etymology

Origin of no-hit

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15

Example Sentences

He lost his no-hit bid when the first hitter of the seventh inning singled.

From Los Angeles Times

Then he took the field against Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees and struck out 11 while throwing 5 ⅓ no-hit innings.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ohtani, of course, had pitched plenty before that Sept. 16 game at Dodger Stadium, when he spun five no-hit innings against a Phillies team on the verge of a National League East division title.

From Los Angeles Times

The Reds — who were no-hit by Snell last year when he pitched for the San Francisco Giants — didn’t get their first hit until Matt McLain doubled with two outs in the third.

From Los Angeles Times

That was the plan again on Tuesday, and five no-hit innings by Ohtani wasn’t about to make manager Dave Roberts stray from an organizational directive.

From Los Angeles Times