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Refers to a boxer who is able to hit hard; The ability to end a bout with one swing; AHDI states it "was transferred to other enterprises in the mid-1900s". [26] heavyweight Boxing: A person of great influence or importance. In boxing, it was historically a weight division of 175 pounds (79 kg) or higher, but the lower limit is now set at 200 ...
To hit the ball hard, especially to hit a homer. "Utley banged the game-tying home run." Players who are banged up are injured, though may continue to play. Example: "Banged up Braves ready for playoff rematch with Astros." A bang-up game is an exciting or close game. Example from a sports headline: "A Real Bang-Up Finish."
Unusual, unexpected, or irrational. In baseball, the fielders are focused on home plate, which is the place from which they expect balls to be hit to them. If a ball (e.g., one that was previously hit into the stands) or some other object is thrown at the fielder or onto the field from the outfield seats behind them, it is unexpected and ...
Mis-hit: A hit in which a player swings but does not contact the ball as intended, giving it a different speed, direction, and spin than the player intended On-Two : When the player making the second contact on the ball decides to play the ball over the net instead of setting up their teammate.
“Hit Me Hard and Soft” proves Eilish to be an outsider in contemporary pop in a few ways: This is an album meant to be heard and enjoyed in full, working contrary to the current single-centric ...
“Earnie hit me so hard, it shook my kinfolk in Africa,” Muhammad Ali said after their fight. Earnie Shavers, regarded as one of the hardest punchers in boxing history, dies at 78 Skip to main ...
This is usually done when one wrestler is being legitimately hit by his/her opponent's blows, and the wrestler being hit will send a legitimate move or hit back to the opponent as a wordless reminder to not hit so hard. Can also be used to refer to other aspects of the wrestling presentation, such as going into business for him/herself in a promo.
Hard ball get: see contested possession. Hard nut: a player considered to be very tough and hard at the ball. Have a run: to get out on the field of play, particularly of a player that has been on the bench for a long period of time. Can also refer to a player who has not been in the team getting selected, e.g., "Smith can have a run this week".