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TOP OF THE INNING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat
Example:
a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth
Synonyms:
top; top of the inning
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("top of the inning" is a kind of...):
bout; round; turn ((sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive)
Holonyms ("top of the inning" is a part of...):
frame; inning ((baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat)
