extra innings

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Noun extra innings has 1 sense

extra innings - overtime play until one team is ahead at the end of an inning; e.g. baseball
--₁ is a kind of overtime, extra time

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Extra Innings

Noun - Plural: extra innings

1. Additional innings played beyond the designated number of innings in a baseball game.

Sample Sentence: After a tied score in the ninth inning, both teams battled for three thrilling extra innings.

Noun - Singular: extra inning

1. An individual inning that extends beyond the regular innings e.g., in baseball or softball.

Sample Sentence: The pitcher showed great stamina, managing to keep a no-hitter alive through seven extra innings.

Adjective: extra-innings

1. Relating to or happening in extra innings.

Sample Sentence: The fans anxiously awaited the extra-innings showdown between the division rivals.