(n.) The state or turn of being in; specifically, in cricket, baseball, etc.,the turn or time of a player or of a side at the bat; -- often in the pl. Hence: The turn or time of a person, or a party, in power; as, the Whigs went out, and the Democrats had their innings.
(n.) Lands recovered from the sea.
Example Sentences:
(1) The Dodgers and Braves are tied 1-1 in the third inning and the Detroit Tigers and Oakland A's ALDS will start at 9:37pm EST.
(2) After the action-packed opening two innings the Cardinals, and particularly Wainwright, settled and the runs dried up.
(3) 10.34pm BST Rays 2 - Red Sox 8, bottom of the 6th David Ortiz leads off the inning against Chris Archer, still in the game, he grounds into the Maddon shift.
(4) Uribe strikes out to end the inning, an eventful one in Los Angels.
(5) Runners at the corners for Daniel Descalso who he hits a hard ground ball right to Barmes at shortstop (not second base), he steps on the bag at second to get Freese for one out, fires to first to get the second out, and that's what we call an inning ending double play...or sometimes we call it a pitchers best friend.
(6) The "respect the game" police are back, (do they ever go away) and after Adrian Gonzalez, who dared to pump his fists following a fourth inning double that brought home LA's first run of the game.
(7) @ hunterfelt October 13, 2012 We have over eight innings to go, so I'd recommended not going too, too hard.
(8) He has 33 pitches through two innings - meaning at this pace he could go eight.
(9) 9.41pm BST Dodgers 0 - Cardinals 0, bottom of the 2nd The "demeaning euphemism for overweight" Matt Adams lines out to Adrian Gonzalez for the second out of the inning.
(10) Workman's facing Avila, gets him in a 1-2 count and then strikes him out to end the inning.
(11) The New York Yankees finally took care of the Baltimore Orioles, without even going into extra innings!
(12) 12.12am GMT Cardinals 0 - Red Sox 0, top of the 1st Matt Holliday, the scariest guy this series but he grounds out to Napoli who makes a nice play to beat him out and it's a 1-2-3 inning even if those weren't the softest outs ever.
(13) Obviously that inning, and game four in general, was frustrating for the Oakland A's, as they squandered several opportunities to knock out the Tigers.
(14) With one out and St Louis needing two runs to force extra innings, an injured Allen Craig came in to pinch hit.
(15) Workman got exactly one out in the ninth inning before Farrell pulled him, so he effectively handed the Cardinals an out.
(16) Tuffey c&b Mongia 11 Mongia into the attack, and his first ball is enough to wrap up the innings.
(17) He could only get a top edge which looped to wicketkeeper Gareth Cross to leave his side at 45 for one in the 22nd over of the innings.
(18) 12.37am BST Seventh inning stretch Usually, this is the time I post a bad youtube clip of someone singing Take Me OUt to the Ballgame.
(19) Somerset were due to resume their first innings on 87 for three in reply to 400 and took six points from the game; Lancashire collected nine.
(20) Roger Kirkby gets his wish - we are going to extra innings!
Out
Definition:
(a.) In its original and strict sense, out means from the interior of something; beyond the limits or boundary of somethings; in a position or relation which is exterior to something; -- opposed to in or into. The something may be expressed after of, from, etc. (see Out of, below); or, if not expressed, it is implied; as, he is out; or, he is out of the house, office, business, etc.; he came out; or, he came out from the ship, meeting, sect, party, etc.
(a.) Away; abroad; off; from home, or from a certain, or a usual, place; not in; not in a particular, or a usual, place; as, the proprietor is out, his team was taken out.
(a.) Beyond the limits of concealment, confinement, privacy, constraint, etc., actual of figurative; hence, not in concealment, constraint, etc., in, or into, a state of freedom, openness, disclosure, publicity, etc.; as, the sun shines out; he laughed out, to be out at the elbows; the secret has leaked out, or is out; the disease broke out on his face; the book is out.
(a.) Beyond the limit of existence, continuance, or supply; to the end; completely; hence, in, or into, a condition of extinction, exhaustion, completion; as, the fuel, or the fire, has burned out.
(a.) Beyond possession, control, or occupation; hence, in, or into, a state of want, loss, or deprivation; -- used of office, business, property, knowledge, etc.; as, the Democrats went out and the Whigs came in; he put his money out at interest.
(a.) Beyond the bounds of what is true, reasonable, correct, proper, common, etc.; in error or mistake; in a wrong or incorrect position or opinion; in a state of disagreement, opposition, etc.; in an inharmonious relation.
(a.) Not in the position to score in playing a game; not in the state or turn of the play for counting or gaining scores.
(n.) One who, or that which, is out; especially, one who is out of office; -- generally in the plural.
(n.) A place or space outside of something; a nook or corner; an angle projecting outward; an open space; -- chiefly used in the phrase ins and outs; as, the ins and outs of a question. See under In.
(n.) A word or words omitted by the compositor in setting up copy; an omission.
(v. t.) To cause to be out; to eject; to expel.
(v. t.) To come out with; to make known.
(v. t.) To give out; to dispose of; to sell.
(v. i.) To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public.
(interj.) Expressing impatience, anger, a desire to be rid of; -- with the force of command; go out; begone; away; off.