- shoestring catch
- noun Date: 1926 a catch (as in baseball) made very close to the feet
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
shoestring catch
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shoestring catch — noun (baseball) a running catch made near the ground • Topics: ↑baseball, ↑baseball game • Hypernyms: ↑catch, ↑grab, ↑snatch, ↑snap * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
shoestring catch — {n.} A catch of a hit baseball just before it hits the ground. * /The left fielder made a shoestring catch of a line drive to end the inning./ … Dictionary of American idioms
shoestring catch — {n.} A catch of a hit baseball just before it hits the ground. * /The left fielder made a shoestring catch of a line drive to end the inning./ … Dictionary of American idioms
shoestring\ catch — noun A catch of a hit baseball just before it hits the ground. The left fielder made a shoestring catch of a line drive to end the inning … Словарь американских идиом
shoestring catch — noun A fielding play, typically made by an outfielder, who catches a ball near his shoes, often after a long run. Jones races in... and makes a fine shoestring catch in shallow center … Wiktionary
shoestring catch — Baseball, Football. a catch of a ball on the fly, made close to the ground while running. [1925 30, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
shoestring — [sho͞ostriŋ΄] n. 1. SHOELACE ☆ 2. a small or barely adequate amount of capital [a business started on a shoestring] adj. 1. like a shoestring; long and narrow ☆ 2. of, operating on, or characterized by a small amount of money [a shoestring budget … English World dictionary
catch — See: EARLY BIRD CATCHES THE WORM, FAIR CATCH, SHOESTRING CATCH … Dictionary of American idioms
catch — See: EARLY BIRD CATCHES THE WORM, FAIR CATCH, SHOESTRING CATCH … Dictionary of American idioms
shoe-string\ catch — noun A catch of a hit baseball just before it hits the ground. The left fielder made a shoestring catch of a line drive to end the inning … Словарь американских идиом
