umpire

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UK /ˈʌm.paɪə(ɹ)/ US /ˈʌm.paɪɹ/

noun 5verb 2name 2

Collocations

ADJ.

partial

VERB + UMPIRE

appointed, argued, asked, called, chair, choose, judges, kill

UMPIRE + NOUN

ball, correction, decision, pitch, someone

PREP.

in, on, out, towards, with

ADV.

immediately

Definitions

noun

An official who presides over a sports match.

And you, O King, and you, O Goldry Bluszco, are likewise bound by oath to wrastle fairly and to abide by the ruling of me, the Red Foliot, whom ye are content to choose as your umpire.

An official who presides over a sports match.

The umpire called the pitch a strike.

An official who presides over a sports match.

The umpire must keep on his toes as the play often occurs around him.

verb

To act as an umpire in a game.

To decide as an umpire.

Judges appointed to umpire the matter in contest between them, and to decide where the right lies.

name

An unincorporated community in Howard County, Arkansas, United States, named for the umpire of a baseball game.

An unincorporated community in Wright County, Missouri, United States. Origin of the name unknown.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue

arbiter
arbitrator

noun — an official at a baseball game

verb — be a referee or umpire in a sports competition

referee

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

And you, O King, and you, O Goldry Bluszco, are likewise bound by oath to wrastle fairly and to abide by the ruling of me, the Red Foliot, whom ye are content to choose as your umpire.

Wiktionary

The umpire called the pitch a strike.

Wiktionary

The umpire must keep on his toes as the play often occurs around him.

Wiktionary

Judges appointed to umpire the matter in contest between them, and to decide where the right lies.

Wiktionary

The umpire was partial to the team from his country.

Tatoeba · #46135

It is not easy to be an umpire today.

Tatoeba · #242474

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