a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base | an indication of potential opportunity |
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists) | the extreme end of something; especially something pointed |
physical energy or intensity | the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill) |
a powerful effect or influence | a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) |
(of a law) having legal validity | a V shape |
group of people willing to obey orders | |
a unit that is part of some military service | |
a group of people having the power of effective action | |
one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority | |
(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity | |