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noun • (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball or softball lightly by holding the bat in a stationary position rather than swinging it • disease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores • similar to Tilletia caries • fungus that destroys kernels of wheat by replacing them with greasy masses of smelly spores verb • hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance • to strike, thrust or shove against | ||||||||
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noun • a rester who is sleeping • a spy or saboteur or terrorist planted in an enemy country who lives there as a law-abiding citizen until activated by a prearranged signal • an unexpected achiever of success • one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track • a passenger car that has berths for sleeping • pajamas with feet; worn by children • a piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed • tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water • an unexpected hit | ||||||||
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