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# ump

noun (an ump, umps) — informal short form

«ump» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(informal, mostly US and Canada) Ump is a short word for «umpire», the official who watches a game such as baseball, cricket or tennis and decides if the rules are kept. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ump/#m1)

### In the lessons

Heard in sports talk, especially baseball in North America: «Kill the ump!» is an old joking cry from angry fans. In cricket and tennis people more often say «umpire» in full, or «the umpie» (Australia). It tells the reader the speaker is a relaxed sports fan.

### Examples

- The ump called him out at third base. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ump/#x1)
- Don't argue with the ump! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ump/#x2)
- The ump yelled «Strike three!» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ump/#x3)
- Our coach shook hands with the ump after the game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ump/#x4)
- Fans booed when the ump made a strange call. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ump/#x5)
- My uncle is an ump for the kids' baseball league. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ump/#x6)

### Note

It is a clipped, informal form of «umpire»; write «umpire» in schoolwork. Baseball, cricket and tennis have umpires; football (soccer), rugby and basketball have referees («ref»).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ump» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ump/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ump» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ump.html) on Mova free.