safety vs three-base hit

three-base hit vs safety

safety and three-base hit both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
safety	Yes	No	No	No
three-base hit	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, three-base hit is a hyponym of safety; that is, three-base hit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than safety:

safety: (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely
three-base hit: a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base

Other hyponyms of safety include home run, homer, bingle, single, double, two-bagger, two-base hit, two-baser, three-bagger, triple.

safety (noun)	three-base hit (noun)
(baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely	a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base
a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line
a device designed to prevent injury or accidents
contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
a safe place
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions

Difference between safety and three-base hit

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