• Croatian: singl
• Finnish: naimaton, sinkku
• Swedish: ensamstående, ogift

Verb

1. To identify or select one member of a group from the others; generally used with out, either to single out or to single (something) out.

   Eddie singled out his favorite marble from the bag.

   Evonne always wondered why Ernest had singled her out of the group of giggling girls she hung around with.

2. To get a hit that advances the batter exactly one base.

   Pedro singled in the bottom of the eighth inning, which, if converted to a run, would put the team back into contention.

Derived terms

• single out

References

Single may refer to:

In music:

• Single (music), a song release
• "Single" (Natasha Bedingfield song), a 2004/2006 song by Natasha Bedingfield
• Single coil, an electromagnetic guitar pickup type

In sports:

• Single (baseball), the most common type of base hit
• Single (cricket), point in cricket
• Single (football), Canadian football point
• It can also refer to the extra point available after a touchdown in American football.

In other fields:

• Single person, a person not married or in a romantic relationship
• Single (TV series), produced by Jane Fallon for Channel 4
• SINGLE (dating show), a Philippine reality-dating show made by Ideal Minds Corporation that aired from May 2002 to July 2005.
• Single (locomotive), a steam locomotive with a single pair of driving wheels
• Single precision, a computer numbering format that occupies one storage location in computer memory at a given address
• Single, a type of bet made on one selection

See also

• Singles
• Single-ended (disambiguation)

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