ump

Thân thiện

The ump signals a strike.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • An official at a baseball game: An "ump" is a person who enforces the rules and makes judgments on plays during a baseball game. This is a shortened, informal form of "umpire."

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The ump called the runner out at home plate.
  • After a controversial pitch, the batter argued with the ump.
  • She trained for years to become a professional ump.

Advanced Usage

• "to ump" (verb, informal): To act as an umpire or official in a game.
  • He was asked to ump the little league game when the regular official was sick.

Variants and Related Words

• Umpire (n & v): The full, standard term for an official in sports like baseball, tennis, or cricket. An "ump" is a clipped form of this word.
  • The umpire made the final decision.
• Umpirage (n, archaic): The office, authority, or decision of an umpire.

Synonyms

• Official: A person who holds a position of authority to administer the rules in a game.
• Referee: An official in various sports; often used interchangeably with "umpire" in some contexts, though specific to different sports.

Related Phrases

• Behind the plate: A phrase describing the umpire's position in baseball, who calls balls and strikes while positioned behind the catcher.
  • The ump behind the plate had a consistent strike zone.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an official at a baseball game

Từ đồng nghĩa

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