inning

/ˈɪnɪŋ/ · noun

Meaning

A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three players are called out, followed by a similar attempt by members of the home baseball team against the visiting team's pitching. There are nine or more innings in a regulation baseball game.
A similar period of play.
A player (or team)'s turn at the table to make shots until ended by a miss or a foul.
A chance or opportunity to perform some deed or act.
The gathering of a crop; harvesting.
Lands recovered from the sea.
To house; to lodge.
To take lodging; to lodge.

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