Sacrifice hit

Sacrifice hit
Sacrifice Sac"ri*fice (?; 277), n. [OE. sacrifise, sacrifice, F. sacrifice, fr. L. sacrificium; sacer sacred + facere to make. See {Sacred}, and {Fact}.] 1. The offering of anything to God, or to a god; consecratory rite. [1913 Webster]

Great pomp, and sacrifice, and praises loud, To Dagon. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

2. Anything consecrated and offered to God, or to a divinity; an immolated victim, or an offering of any kind, laid upon an altar, or otherwise presented in the way of religious thanksgiving, atonement, or conciliation. [1913 Webster]

Moloch, horrid king, besmeared with blood Of human sacrifice. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

My life, if thou preserv'st my life, Thy sacrifice shall be. --Addison. [1913 Webster]

3. Destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else; devotion of some desirable object in behalf of a higher object, or to a claim deemed more pressing; hence, also, the thing so devoted or given up; as, the sacrifice of interest to pleasure, or of pleasure to interest. [1913 Webster]

4. A sale at a price less than the cost or the actual value. [Tradesmen's Cant] [1913 Webster]

{Burnt sacrifice}. See {Burnt offering}, under {Burnt}.

{Sacrifice hit} (Baseball), in batting, a hit of such a kind that the batter loses his chance of tallying, but enables one or more who are on bases to get home or gain a base. [1913 Webster]


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  • Sacrifice hit — Hit Hit, n. 1. A striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything. [1913 Webster] So he the famed Cilician fencer praised, And, at each hit, with wonder seems amazed. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A stroke …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sacrifice hit — noun : a bunt in baseball laid down with less than two out that enables a base runner to advance a base while the batter is put out at first base and that is not recorded as an official time at bat abbr. SH * * * sacrifice hit, Baseball. a bunt… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sacrifice hit — noun Date: 1880 a bunt in baseball that allows a runner to advance one base while the batter is put out …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sacrifice hit — dep(béisbol) En español sería toque de sacrificio …   Diccionario español de neologismos

  • Sacrifice — Sac ri*fice (?; 277), n. [OE. sacrifise, sacrifice, F. sacrifice, fr. L. sacrificium; sacer sacred + facere to make. See {Sacred}, and {Fact}.] 1. The offering of anything to God, or to a god; consecratory rite. [1913 Webster] Great pomp, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hit — Hit, n. 1. A striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything. [1913 Webster] So he the famed Cilician fencer praised, And, at each hit, with wonder seems amazed. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A stroke of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sacrifice bunt — ☆ sacrifice bunt n. Baseball a bunt made by the batter so that a base runner is advanced while the batter is put out: see also AT BAT: also called sacrifice hit * * * …   Universalium

  • sacrifice bunt — ☆ sacrifice bunt n. Baseball a bunt made by the batter so that a base runner is advanced while the batter is put out: see also AT BAT: also called sacrifice hit …   English World dictionary

  • Sacrifice fly — In baseball, a batted ball is considered a sacrifice fly if the following four criteria are met:* There are fewer than two outs when the ball is hit. * The ball is hit to the outfield. * The batter is out because an outfielder or an infielder… …   Wikipedia

  • Sacrifice bunt — In baseball, a sacrifice bunt (also called a sacrifice hit) is the act of deliberately bunting the ball in a manner that allows a runner on base to advance to another base. The batter is almost always sacrificed (and to a certain degree that is… …   Wikipedia

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