noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈɪnɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ɪnɪŋ
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noun
Meaning 1
A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three players are called out, followed by a similar attempt by members of the home baseball team against the visiting team's pitching. There are nine or more innings in a regulation baseball game.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
