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Meanings of umpire in English

Catalan
arbitrar
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Be a referee or umpire in a sports competition.

        arbitrar
        Portuguese
        árbitro
        Catalan
        àrbitre
        Spanish
        árbitro

        Someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue.

              árbitro
              Portuguese
              árbitro
              Catalan
              àrbitre
              Spanish
              árbitro

              An official at a baseball game.

                    árbitro
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                    Examples for "ump"
                    Examples for "ump"
                    1
                    Umpah ump from the trombone, the bull fiddle and the bassoon.
                    A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago
                    2
                    He made it an honor to be selected as an ump.
                    The last lecture
                    3
                    Once they send it to ultraedge the third ump loses control of the process.
                    News.com.au
                    4
                    Dues this chair ump have it out for Del Potro?
                    News.com.au
                    5
                    The bassoon and the bull fiddle-theyumpah ump along.
                    A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago
                    Usage of umpire in English
                    1
                    They don't need to change, we just need to umpire them consistently.
                    News.com.au
                    2
                    If the umpire hasn't given it, that must be the right thing.
                    The Guardian
                    3
                    One could even work out statistics for each umpire over a series.
                    The Guardian
                    4
                    The umpire is chosen by both sides to decide questions in dispute.
                    Healthful Sports for Boys
                    5
                    Immediately the umpire called tournament director Ken Farrar out on to court.
                    The Guardian
                    6
                    In cricketing parlance, we will accept the umpire's decision and move on.
                    Radio NZ
                    7
                    The match became infamous for Williams' fiery comments toward the presiding umpire.
                    Ebony
                    8
                    As he did so Donald recognized the red-headed umpire of the afternoon.
                    A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill
                    9
                    Then despair set in at the sight of the umpire's horizontal arm.
                    The Guardian
                    10
                    A Supreme Court judge is just as human as a baseball umpire.
                    The Tyranny Of Words
                    11
                    Later in 2019 she was the umpire for the Fed Cup Final.
                    News.com.au
                    12
                    A bill reversing the industrial umpire's decision cleared the Senate on Monday.
                    News.com.au
                    13
                    Ramos will umpire Croatia v USA in the Davis Cup this weekend.
                    Radio NZ
                    14
                    But when Djokovic pushes an umpire out of the way that's alright?
                    The Guardian
                    15
                    With that he delivered the ball, which the umpire called a strike.
                    The Young Pitcher
                    16
                    He delivered his first offering, and the umpire called it a ball.
                    The Chums of Scranton High out for the Pennant / or, In the Thre...
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