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.
- 2006, Eli Attie and John Wells, The West Wing, season 7, episode 17 “Election Day Part II”:
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
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