Synonyms for sacrifice hit

Grammar : Noun

Spell : sak-ruh-fahys

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsæk rəˌfaɪs

Définition of sacrifice hit

Origin : late 13c., "offering of something (especially a life) to a deity as an act of propitiation or homage;" mid-14c., "that which is offered in sacrifice," from Old French sacrifise "sacrifice, offering" (12c.), from Latin sacrificium, from sacrificus "performing priestly functions or sacrifices," from sacra "sacred rites" (properly neuter plural of sacer "sacred;" see sacred) + root of facere "to do, perform" (see factitious).
Latin sacrificium is glossed in Old English by ansegdniss. Sense of "act of giving up one thing for another; something given up for the sake of another" is first recorded 1590s. Baseball sense first attested 1880.

As in sacrifice fly : noun caught baseball but someone scores

Example sentences :

If you are, I suppose you know what is meant by a sacrifice hit.
Extract from : « Fifty-Two Story Talks To Boys And Girls » by Howard J. Chidley

Then, on a sacrifice hit by Kerr, Tom slid home, the dust cloud being so thick that the spectators could not witness the play.
Extract from : « The Rival Pitchers » by Lester Chadwick

The squeeze play, the delayed steal, the sacrifice hit are all modern inventions.
Extract from : « Baseball Joe on the Giants » by Lester Chadwick

Martin Luther made a sacrifice hit when he went to Worms, although he feared the Pope would kill him.
Extract from : « Fifty-Two Story Talks To Boys And Girls » by Howard J. Chidley

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