Associations to the word «Putout»

Wiktionary

PUTOUT, noun. (baseball) A play in which a batter is retired

Dictionary definition

PUTOUT, noun. An out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout); "the first baseman made 15 putouts".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats