🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

피치아웃

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pichi-aut

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pitchout/ˈpɪtʃ.aʊt/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"포수는 도루를 저지하기 위해 피치아웃을 지시했다."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A pitch thrown deliberately wide and high of home plate so that the catcher can easily field it and quickly throw to a base to catch a runner attempting to steal.

    "The manager called for a pitchout to catch the speedy runner stealing second base."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from American English baseball terminology in the late 19th century, combining the verb 'pitch' (to throw a ball) and the adverb/particle 'out'. It evolved as a specialized technical term within sports strategy to describe a specific defensive maneuver designed to counter offensive tactics.

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