ump

See also: UMP

English

Etymology

Clipping of umpire

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ʌmp

Noun

ump (plural umps)

(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)

Verb

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

(intransitive) To act as an umpire.

Translations

to act as an ump

Finnish: tuomaroida

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