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Gets The Lead Out

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99%6Exact Match!
noun

• small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water

• small trout-like silvery marine or freshwater food fishes of cold northern waters

verb

• extract (metals) by heating

98%6Exact Match!
verb

• remove from memory or existence

• remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing

• wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information

24%9 Type of out where the batter hits the ball onto the ground and gets thrown out
noun

• An instance of grounding out.

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