ump

See also: UMP

English

Etymology

Clipping of umpire

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʌmp/
• Rhymes: -ʌmp

Noun

ump (plural umps)

1. (baseball, informal) An umpire.
   • 2006, Eli Attie and John Wells, The West Wing, season 7, episode 17 “Election Day Part II”:

     If you take it to court, you're the guy who screams at the ump ’cause they don't like the call at the plate.

Translations

informal term for umpire

• Finnish: dumari (fi)
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Verb

ump (third-person singular simple present umps, present participle umping, simple past and past participle umped)

1. (intransitive) To act as an umpire.

Translations

to act as an ump

• Finnish: tuomaroida
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