toe the rubber

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To prepare to pitch by situating oneself on the rubber strip of the pitcher's mound.
    — No runner should take a step off the base until he has seen the pitcher toe the rubber.
  2. By extension, to pitch generally.
    — Out on the field, Elizabeth stepped to the mark. She stared down at the fresh target draped over the wagon wheel behind second base and windmilled her arm like Happy so often did when he used to toe the rubber for the Travelin’ Nine.

词形变化

toes the rubber present,singular,third-person toeing the rubber participle,present toed the rubber participle,past toed the rubber past
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