inning

inning
inning [in′iŋ]
n.
[ME inninge < OE innung, ger. of innian, to get in, put in]
1. Now Rare
a) an enclosing or reclaiming, as of wasteland
b) [pl.] lands reclaimed, as from the sealands reclaimed, as from the sea
2. [ IN1 + -ING] [pl. for Cricket, with sing. or pl. v.] Baseball Cricket
a) the period of play in which a team has a turn at bat, completed in baseball by three outs and in cricket by ten outs
b) a numbered round of play in which both teams have a turn at bat: a baseball game normally consists of nine innings, and a cricket game of two innings
3. [often pl.] Informal the period of or opportunity for action, expression, exercise of authority, etc. [the election gave him his innings]

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