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suicide squeeze
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈsuː.ɪ.saɪd ˌskwiːz/ us /ˈsuː.ə.saɪd ˌskwiːz/
in baseball, an occasion when a player at third base starts to run towards home plate(= the place where the batter stands) just as the pitcher starts to throw the ball, hoping that the batter will hit the ball and allow them to score:
Lawrence scored on a suicide squeeze.
The manager gave the signal for a suicide squeeze.
The suicide squeeze may be the most exciting play in baseball.
I had a feeling that the Cubs were going to try to score a run with a suicide squeeze.
The Volunteers lost the game when they failed to execute a suicide squeeze with the bases loaded.
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