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Noun Concept

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force out force-out force play force forcing

A putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base WordNet 3.0

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In baseball, a force is a situation in which a baserunner is compelled to vacate their starting base and try to advance to the next base. Wikipedia

A situation in baseball where the runner is compelled to advance to the next base Wikipedia Disambiguation

In baseball, when a runner is forced to vacate his base—and try to advance—because the batter became a runner Wikidata

An instance of an out created by touching a base in advance of a runner who has no base to return to while in possession of a ball which has already touched the ground. Wiktionary

A play in which a baserunner on first base is required to advance to second base because the batter has become a runner, or a runner on second or third base is required to advance because a runner on a preceding base is so forced. Wiktionary

Play. Wiktionary (translation)

The shortstop got the runner at second on a force WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A force out was recorded on the scorecard. Wiktionary

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