dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/ump_MW.json
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{
"umpire":{
"antonyms":[
"adjudge",
"adjudicate",
"arbitrate",
"decide",
"determine",
"judge",
"referee",
"rule (on)",
"settle"
],
"definitions":{
": a military officer who evaluates maneuvers":[],
": an impartial third party chosen to arbitrate disputes arising under the terms of a labor agreement":[],
": an official in a sport who rules on plays":[],
": one appointed to decide between arbitrators who have disagreed":[],
": one having authority to decide finally a controversy or question between parties: such as":[],
": to act as umpire":[],
": to supervise or decide as umpire":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"usually acts as umpire in the all-too-frequent squabbles between the two other roommates",
"Verb",
"in our family disputes regarding the use of our home entertainment system are umpired by Dad",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"That\u2019s in part due to the SEC using a four- umpire system, but also the advent of TrackMan insights, which help provide accurate ball and player tracking data during games. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 17 June 2022",
"The young umpire , paid $25 to call a Little League game for 10-year-olds, is potentially getting a master class in diplomacy, de-escalation strategies, and conflict resolution. \u2014 Dr. Jason Wingard, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
"Gauff asked chair umpire Marijana Veljovic to come get a closer look, and the pair engaged in an extended discussion, both pointing at the landing spot. \u2014 Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022",
"In 2017, after a decade as a varsity umpire , the OCBOA suddenly demoted Trentin. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Tim Anderson swung right back into action after serving a two-game suspension for making contact with an umpire on Sept. 27, hitting two doubles and a single as the Chicago White Sox routed the Tigers, 10-1, in Detroit. \u2014 Wire Reports, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Bumgarner had a brief chat with the home-plate umpire at one point during his start on Sunday. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 27 Mar. 2022",
"As Vega and teammates celebrated the final strikeout, Quintanar turned and shook hands with the umpire instead of joining the celebration. \u2014 Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 8 May 2021",
"The churning chaotic flows of information need to be monitored by an umpire of some sort, with certain people, ideas, and acts ruled out of bounds. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Earlier this season, umpire Jeffrey Macias ejected Tennessee coach Tony Vitello in what has become a memorable moment in college baseball circles. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 May 2022",
"Before third base coach Kyle Hudson could urge him to continue toward the plate, umpire Jansen Visconti was already pointing him back to third. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 18 May 2022",
"The speedy Wade tagged and beat Kyle Tucker\u2019s throw home with a head-first slide, but umpire Ryan Wills ruled that Wade\u2019s left hand did not touch the plate. \u2014 Mike Digiovannastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
"But Bazzana\u2019s outburst lasted so long, umpire Alex Ortiz intervened to quiet the freshman from Australia. \u2014 Joe Freeman, oregonlive , 2 Apr. 2022",
"An avid lover of baseball, West used to umpire baseball games on the base outside of work. \u2014 Ellie Kaufman, CNN , 12 Sep. 2021",
"Darin Ruf drew a two-out walk and scored on Wade\u2019s triple, but Mike Yastrzemski struck out looking (and barking to umpire Mike Estabrook about the call) to end the game. \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 July 2021",
"When the chair umpire Damian Steiner announced the tiebreaker at 12-12, the crowd murmured in excited approval. \u2014 Ben Rothenberg, New York Times , 28 June 2021",
"An assignment to umpire at Malibu is a treat, the field perched on a bluff overlooking the Pacific, just across PCH and Zuma Beach. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
"1609, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English oumpere , alteration (from misdivision of a noumpere ) of noumpere , from Anglo-French nounpier, nompere , from nounpier , adjective, single, odd, from non- + per equal, from Latin par":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259m-\u02ccp\u012b(-\u0259)r",
"\u02c8\u0259m-\u02ccp\u012br"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"adjudicator",
"arbiter",
"arbitrator",
"judge",
"referee"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165657",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
}
}