shoestring catch

Thân thiện

The outfielder makes a spectacular shoestring catch to end the inning.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • (Baseball) a running catch made near the ground: A "shoestring catch" is a play in baseball where a fielder, typically an outfielder, catches a batted ball just before it hits the ground, often while running and bending down low, near the level of one's shoes.

Usage

• This term is specific to the sport of baseball. It describes a specific type of difficult, low catch.
• It is used as a countable noun.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The center fielder made an incredible shoestring catch to end the inning.
  • That was a textbook shoestring catch; he saved a sure double.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used metaphorically outside of baseball to describe any last-minute or barely successful effort to acquire or secure something.
  • The company made a shoestring catch of the contract, signing it just minutes before the deadline.

Variants and Related Words

• Shoestring (adj): Operating on or characterized by a very small amount of money.
  • They started the business on a shoestring budget.
• Catch (n/v): The act of catching or something that is caught.

Synonyms

• Diving catch: (Emphasizes the fielder leaving their feet, which may or may not be near the ground.)
• Low catch: (A more general term for any catch made near the ground.)

Related Phrases

• To make a shoestring catch: The standard verb phrase used with this noun.
  • He has the speed to make a shoestring catch look easy.

Học thuật

Noun

1. (baseball) a running catch made near the ground