the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity | a pitch that is not in the strike zone |
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs |
(baseball) an out that advances the base runners | round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games |
personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective) | a spherical object used as a plaything |
a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value | a solid projectile that is shot by a musket |
| a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass |
| one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens |
| a lavish dance requiring formal attire |
| a compact mass |
| an object with a spherical shape |