The Britannica Dictionary
mobile search
Home
Ask the Editor
Word of the Day
Quizzes
Core Vocabulary
Browse the Dictionary
×
Britannica Homepage
Ask the Editor
Word of the Day
Quizzes
Core Vocabulary
Browse the Dictionary
The Britannica Dictionary
putout
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
putout
(noun)
putout
/
ˈ
pʊtˌaʊt/
noun
plural
putouts
putout
/
ˈ
pʊtˌaʊt/
noun
plural
putouts
Britannica Dictionary definition of PUTOUT
[
count
]
baseball
:
an action that causes a batter or runner on the opposite team to be out
The shortstop fielded the grounder and threw to first base for the
putout
.
[+] more examples
[-] hide examples
[+] Example sentences
[-] Hide examples
—
see also
put out
at
1
put
ASK THE EDITOR
When should I use
don't
and
doesn't
?
See the answer »
QUIZZES
Vocabulary Quiz
Test your word power
Take the Quiz »
Name That Thing
Take our visual quiz
Test Your Knowledge »
WORD OF THE DAY
contagious
:
able to be passed from one person or animal to another
Learn More »