fastball
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈfæstˌbɔl/
- US
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recta
- He seems to have lost some zip on his fastball.
- throw a fastball
OK, you cannot have rising fastballs on the moon, it will not work.
- OK, you cannot have rising fastballs on the moon, it will not work.
- Brian A has a fastball that you just can't seem to hit.
- If this is all you got, you lost your fastball.
- Imagine a children's bowling ball thrown twice as fast as a Major League Baseball fastball.
- You have to have an off speed pitch to set up your fastball.
- So I said, well, I've, I'd throw him the fastball kid, we don't throw him the fastball.
- Elderly kids. Um, I just don't, I don't know that I trust myself enough to bring the fastball
Examples
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Matt also knew that one more well-thrown fastball would mean a no-hitter.
Fiction book (1997) -
Here comes a fastball.
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This guy's gonna start with a fastball.
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Each subject was then instructed to throw a fastball at maximum velocity to the strike zone.
Academic text (2004) -
After those curveballs, that fastball seemed even faster.
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The next pitch, a low fastball, he golfed into deep left field, a major league shot.
Fiction book (1996) -
They'll give him the fastball high and tight and come back with the curve away.
Fiction book (1992) -
I kept signaling for old number one, the fastball, but Alex kept shaking me off.
Fiction book (2000) -
In desperation, the Non-A's pitcher wound up and let go the most powerful fastball of his life.
Fiction book (2001) -
The pitcher delivered a powerful fastball that caught the batter off guard.
Synonyms
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7.5
A very fast pitch in baseball
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8.5
A very fast pitch in baseball
3
8.7
A very fast ball thrown by the pitcher in baseball
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9.1
A very fast baseball pitch that is hard to hit
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Morphology
Etymology
The word fastball is the simple combination of fast and ball, meaning a 'quick' thrown 'ball' used in baseball. So, a fastball is a pitch the pitcher throws very quickly, often straight and hard.