pop fly
nounBaseball.
a high fly ball hit to the infield or immediately beyond it that can easily be caught before reaching the ground.
Origin of pop fly
1An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
- Also called pop-up.
Words Nearby pop fly
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How to use pop fly in a sentence
These mishaps must have got on Burketts nerves, for he squarely muffed Thompsons pop fly that any busher could have caught.
Baseball Joe in the World Series | Lester ChadwickThe next man up knocked a pop fly, which Joe gathered in with ease.
Baseball Joe Around the World | Lester ChadwickThe next man went out on a pop fly to third, which held Clink where he was.
The Rover Boys in Business | Arthur M. WinfieldThe next man went out on a pop fly, and Joe teased the third man into striking at an elusive out.
Baseball Joe in the Central League | Lester ChadwickBut this chance went glimmering a few seconds later when a pop-fly was gathered in with ease by the Hixley pitcher.
The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck | Edward Stratemeyer
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