26984 words

sacrificed

4 definitions • 2 examples
1
past simple and past participle of
2
to give up something that is valuable to you in order to help another person:

Examples:

sacrifice something for something Many women sacrifice interesting careers for their families.
3
in baseball, to use your turn to bat (= try to hit the ball) to intentionally hit the ball in a way that will end your turn, in order to allow another player to run to the next base or score a run (= point):

Examples:

He sacrificed the runner to third base.
4
to kill an animal or a person and offer them to a god or gods

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