Umpire (Verb)
Meaning
Be a referee or umpire in a sports competition.
Classification
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
Examples
- She's been trained to umpire amateur baseball games on the weekends.
- After retiring from professional tennis, he began umpiring at tournaments around the country.
- The former basketball star was asked to umpire the collegiate championship game.
- He volunteers his time to umpire Little League games for the neighborhood kids.
- At the annual sports festival, students took turns umpiring games and refereeing competitions.