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passed ball vs delivery

delivery vs passed ball

passed ball and delivery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
passed ball Yes No No No
delivery Yes No No No
As nouns, delivery is a hypernym of passed ball; that is, delivery is a word with a broader meaning than passed ball:
  • passed ball: a pitch that the catcher should have caught but did not; allows a base runner to advance a base
  • delivery: the act of throwing a baseball or softball by the pitcher towards home plate, which initiates play by giving the batter a chance to hit it
Other hypernyms of passed ball include pitch.
passed ball (noun) delivery (noun)
a pitch that the catcher should have caught but did not; allows a base runner to advance a base recovery or preservation from loss or danger
the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another
the act of delivering a child
the act of throwing a baseball or softball by the pitcher towards home plate, which initiates play by giving the batter a chance to hit it
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
the event of giving birth
Difference between passed ball and delivery

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