Ground out

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Ground out may refer to:

  • In baseball rules, when the batter hits the ball but a defensive player retrieves it after it has touched the ground and throws it to another defensive player standing on first base before the runner arrives there.
  • In electrical power, an electrical short-circuit to earth, either intentional or accidental. This term is more commonly found as a US colloquialism in comparison to the British term "short out".