plunker
Definition
Noun: 1. A type of batted ball in baseball: A "plunker" is a batted ball in baseball that is hit in such a way that it travels a relatively short distance and then drops or falls suddenly to the ground, often before an outfielder can reach it. This is a specific and informal term for a type of hit, not a formal baseball statistic.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The batter didn't hit it hard, but he got a lucky plunker that fell in for a single.
- Instead of a home run, he ended up with a weak plunker into shallow right field.
Advanced Usage
- The term "plunker" is highly specific to baseball jargon and is not commonly used in general English. It describes the (a softly hit, dropping ball) rather than the intention or swing technique.
- It is often used to describe a hit that is somewhat weak or fortunate, as opposed to a cleanly struck line drive or fly ball.
Variants and Related Words
- Plunk (verb): To hit something with a dull, hollow sound. In baseball slang, "to plunk" a pitch means to hit it, often with the connotation of not hitting it squarely or powerfully.
- He just plunked the ball into the outfield for a base hit.
Synonyms
- Blooper: (Baseball slang) A very short, high fly ball that drops between the infielders and outfielders.
- Flare: (Baseball slang) A weakly hit ball, often off the end of the bat, that lands in the outfield for a hit.
- Blop single: (Informal) A single achieved by a softly hit ball that finds a gap or drops in.
Related Idioms & Phrases
- Duck snort: (Baseball slang, humorous) Another informal term for a weakly hit ball that falls for a hit, similar to a "plunker."
- He scored the winning run on a little duck snort over the shortstop's head.
Noun
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(baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly
