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Definition of Hitless
1. Adjective. (of a batter) without a hit. "He went hitless for three innings"
2. Adjective. Having no points scores. "A scoreless inning"
Definition of Hitless
1. Adjective. (baseball) A batter who has failed to make any base hits over a period of time, usually one game ¹
2. Adjective. (baseball) A team that has no hits over a period of time, usually part of one game ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hitless
1. being without a hit [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hitless
Literary usage of Hitless
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1915)
"Crawford, hitless for eight innings, let the first ball go by. The second he
fouled for a strike, and the third. The fourth whistled close to his chin, ..."
2. The Web by Emerson Hough (1919)
"The dynamiter and other alien enemies were held down hitless. A Pro-German
Department was organized with captains, lieutenants and operatives under charge ..."
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