inning
noun/ˈɪnɪŋ/
/ˈɪnɪŋ/
- (in baseball) one of the nine periods of a game in which each team has a turn at batting
- The Chicago Cubs scored two runs in the first inning.
- The Chicago pitcher, Alvarez, gave up six runs in three innings.
Word OriginOld English innung ‘a putting or getting in’, related to in. The current sense dates from the mid 19th cent.Definitions on the go
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