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smoke

smoke

1 8.5
A very fast pitch in baseball
  • noun
  • /smoʊk/
  • Slang
: recta
  • Pitching to clamp down the opponents' premier hitters, especially smoke-throwing relievers for the late innings.

Examples

Synonyms

fastball
vssmoke
  • US
47 3.2

A very fast, straight pitch in baseball

is a slang label used instead of the standard name
heater
vssmoke
  • Jargon
1 8.7

A very fast ball thrown by the pitcher in baseball

is a slang label rather than a common informal name
bullet
vssmoke
  • Jargon
1 7.5

A very fast pitch in baseball

is a slang word used for that rapid pitch
hummer
vssmoke
  • Jargon
1 9.1

A very fast baseball pitch that is hard to hit

is a slang label rather than the more neutral term

Antonyms

off-speed pitch
  • Jargon
1 7.6

A baseball throw slower than a fastball that fools the batter

Idioms

smoke and mirrors
  • Informal
24 7.4

Actions that hide the truth by making things look better

to go up in smoke
  • Informal
18 5.5

Plans or hopes suddenly fail and disappear for good

holy smoke
  • Informal
14 8.2

A short cry to show strong surprise or admiration

to smoke like a chimney
  • Informal
3 6.8

To light and use many cigarettes every day

in a puff of smoke
  • Informal
2 8.4

Suddenly disappears without a clear reason

put that in your pipe and smoke it
  • Informal
1 9.9

Accept this fact even if you do not like it

to smoke someone's pole
  • Offensive
1 9.9

To use the mouth to touch a man's penis

to end in smoke
  • Informal
8.1

To fail completely and have no useful result

to smoke your own dope
  • Slang
9.9

To believe your own praise so much that you make bad choices

Compounds

smoke alarm
15 2.2

A device that makes a loud noise when it finds smoke to warn people

cloud of smoke
14 1.9

A large mass of smoke in the air from a fire

smoke signal
12 4.8

A way to send messages over long distances by making patterns of smoke

smoke screen
11 5.1

An action or statement used to hide the real reason and distract people

smoke-filled
9 3.4

Full of smoke from cigarettes or fire

puff of smoke
8 3.6

A small quick cloud of smoke that appears and disappears

smoke bomb
8 3.7

A small object that makes a thick cloud of smoke to hide people or mark a place

tobacco smoke
6 2.1

Smoke that comes from burning tobacco products like cigarettes or cigars

smoke-filled room
  • Literature
5 7.2

A private place where a small group makes secret decisions, often in politics

smoke screen
  • Specialized
5 5.5

A cloud of smoke made to hide soldiers or vehicles from view

smoke grenade
  • Specialized
4 5.2

A small object that makes thick smoke to hide people or mark a place

gun smoke
1 2.7

Smoke that comes out when a gun is fired

pall of smoke
1 7.3

A thick cloud of smoke that makes it hard to see

puff of white smoke
1 3.8

A small burst of white smoke from a chimney or engine

smoke hole
1 7.1

An opening in a roof or wall that lets smoke from a fire escape

smoke-cured
  • Specialized
1 4.9

Meat or fish preserved and given a smoky taste by drying in smoke

smoke-dried
  • Specialized
1 5.4

Meat or fish kept for a long time by hanging near a wood fire

smoke tree
1 7.5

A small tree or shrub with feathery flowers that look like smoke

smoke bush
1 7.6

A shrub or small tree with feathery flowers that look like puffs of smoke

prairie smoke
  • US
1 9.9

A wildflower with purple flowers and feathery seed plumes found on grassland

magic smoke
  • Jargon
9.9

A funny name for the smoke that comes from an electronic part when it breaks

How Fast

smoke
  • Slang
1 8.5
pitch
200 2.5
toss
14 2.0

Surface Forms

smoke singular
smokes plural

Etymology

Calling a very fast pitch smoke is sports slang that paints a picture of a ball that moves so fast it seems to 'smoke' past the batter. So in baseball, smoke means a very fast, powerful pitch.