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Noun
However, the ruling was upheld following a meeting between the umps, and the play was not reviewable.—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026 Floyd, distraught by his own physical failures, is nevertheless repulsed by the sight of Carol in her big, burly ump gear.—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
That makes the chair ump job mostly button-pushing.—Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2021 Only three men have umped more major league games than Davis, and no one has been on the field for more playoff games.—San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2019 See All Example Sentences for ump