sacrifice fly vs sacrifice

sacrifice vs sacrifice fly

sacrifice fly and sacrifice both are nouns.

sacrifice fly is not a verb while sacrifice is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sacrifice fly	Yes	No	No	No
sacrifice	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, sacrifice is a hypernym of sacrifice fly; that is, sacrifice is a word with a broader meaning than sacrifice fly:

sacrifice fly: a sacrifice made by hitting a long fly ball
sacrifice: (baseball) an out that advances the base runners

sacrifice fly (noun)	sacrifice (noun)
a sacrifice made by hitting a long fly ball	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

sacrifice fly (verb)	sacrifice (verb)
	kill or destroy
	endure the loss of
	make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals
	sell at a loss

Difference between sacrifice fly and sacrifice

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