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View synonyms for pop fly
pop fly
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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Word History and Origins
Origin of pop fly1
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
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Example Sentences
These mishaps must have got on Burketts nerves, for he squarely muffed Thompsons pop fly that any busher could have caught.
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The next man up knocked a pop fly, which Joe gathered in with ease.
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The next man went out on a pop fly to third, which held Clink where he was.
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The next man went out on a pop fly, and Joe teased the third man into striking at an elusive out.
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But this chance went glimmering a few seconds later when a pop-fly was gathered in with ease by the Hixley pitcher.
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