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Intentional Walk - Baseball (gambling) and abstinence (iou)


Intentional Walk - Baseball (gambling)


Four balls thrown on purpose to a batter advancing the hitter to first base. Generally, executed when 1st base is empty to set-up a force play.

abstinence (iou)



abstinence noun. ME.
[Old French from Latin abstinentia, formed as ABSTINENT: see -ENCE.]
Forbearance of any indulgence of appetite; sexual continence (the oldest sense); fasting; abstention from alcohol. ME.
total abstinence: see TOTAL adjective.
gen. The action or practice of abstaining from (or of) anything. LME.
abstinence of war a truce.
Comb.: abstinence syndrome Medicine the physical symptoms that appear when a person abruptly stops taking a drug to which he or she is addicted.
abstinency noun the practice of abstaining from pleasure, Food, etc.; a fast: L16.