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noun Baseball.
a high fly ball hit to the infield or immediately beyond it that can easily be caught before reaching the ground.
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Also called pop-up.
Origin of pop fly
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Words nearby pop fly
pope's eye, pope's nose, popette, Popeye, popeyed, pop fly, popgun, pop-in, popinac, popinjay, popish
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