OFF-SPEED PITCH

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball

Synonyms:

change-of-pace; change-of-pace ball; change-up; off-speed pitch

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("off-speed pitch" is a kind of...):

delivery; pitch ((baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter)

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