a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs | the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity |
| the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. |
| (baseball) an out that advances the base runners |
| personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective) |
| a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value |