noun
- an umpire in a sports game
Usage: informal
verb
- to serve as an umpire in a sports game
Usage: informal
Examples
- The ump called the runner safe at home plate.
- She argued with the ump about the strike call.
- My dad volunteers to ump for the little league games.
- The ump made a controversial call in the ninth inning.
- He’s been umping baseball games for over ten years.
- The players respected the ump’s fair decisions.
- Can you ump our softball game this weekend?