no-hit

Thân thiện

The pitcher threw a no-hit game last night.

Definition

Adjective 1. Of a game or pitching performance in baseball: Describing an official game in which a pitcher (or combination of pitchers) prevents the opposing team from achieving any base hits (safe hits). It is a significant achievement in baseball. * The pitcher threw a no-hit game, a career highlight. * He is famous for his no-hit performance in the playoffs.

Usage Notes

• The term "no-hit" is almost exclusively used in the context of baseball statistics and commentary.
• It functions as a compound adjective and is typically hyphenated.
• A "no-hit game" is a complete game with no hits allowed by one starting pitcher. A "no-hitter" (the noun form) can be achieved by a single pitcher or multiple pitchers combined.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The rookie pitcher surprised everyone with a no-hit debut.
  • They lost the no-hit bid in the ninth inning with a single.
  • A no-hit victory is one of the rarest feats in sports.

Advanced Usage

• "to carry a no-hit game into the [inning]": Used to describe a pitcher who has not allowed a hit up to a specific point in the game.
  • The starter carried a no-hit game into the seventh inning.

Variants and Related Words

• No-hitter (noun): The event or achievement itself.
  • He pitched a no-hitter last night.
• Perfect game (noun): A more specific and rarer achievement than a no-hitter, where no opposing player reaches base at all (no hits, walks, or errors).

Synonyms

• Hitless (in this specific baseball context)

Related Phrases

• To throw a no-hitter: The action verb phrase for achieving the feat.
  • The last pitcher to throw a no-hitter was honored by the team.
• No-hit bid: The ongoing attempt to achieve a no-hitter during a game.
  • The crowd was silent during the tense no-hit bid.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of a game (or the pitching) in which a pitcher allows the opponent no hits
   • a no-hit pitcher
   • a no-hit game