inning

Definition of Inning in English :

1. frame, inning

(baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Inning

noun

1. baseball

a division of the game consisting of a turn at bat and a turn in the field for each side

2. archaic

the reclamation of land from the sea

noun

1. Rare

a.

an enclosing or reclaiming, as of wasteland

b. [pl.]

lands reclaimed, as from the sea

2. [pl. for Cricket, with sing. or pl. v.]; Baseball and 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

n.

1.

a. Baseball One of nine divisions or periods of a regulation game, in which each team has a turn at bat as limited by three outs.

b. innings (used with a sing. verb) Sports The division or period of a cricket game during which one team is at bat.

2. often innings An opportunity to act or speak out; a chance for accomplishment.