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SPITBALL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it
Synonyms:
spitball; spitter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("spitball" is a kind of...):
delivery; pitch ((baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("spitball" is a kind of...):
missile; projectile (a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled)
