Pronunciations (2)
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/ʌmp/
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ʌmp
Noun
An umpire.
Usage- Informal
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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.
Verb
To act as an umpire (in).
Usage- Transitive or intransitive
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- Examples
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On the block when we were growing up we called him Ronnie the Enforcer because he umped all the stickball games and reffed the hockey.
Noun
an official at a baseball game
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