ump
Definition
- 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.
Noun
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an official at a baseball game
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