Tally (Noun)
Meaning 1
A score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely; "the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th"; "their first tally came in the 3rd inning".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The hometown crowd erupted in cheers as the batter scored the winning tally in the bottom of the 10th inning.
- The team struggled to get their first tally on the board, finally scoring a run in the 7th inning.
- In the end, the visiting team's lone tally was not enough to overcome the home team's six-run lead.
- With the score tied in the 9th, the home team's manager was hoping his team could push across the go-ahead tally.
- As the game entered the late innings, the scoreboard showed a lone tally for the visiting team.
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Meaning 2
A bill for an amount due.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 3
The act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; "the counting continued for several hours".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.