change-up
3
6.4
- noun
- /ˈʧeɪndʒˌʌp/
- Specialized
:
cambio
- The pitcher surprised the batter with a slow change-up that caught him off guard.
- change-up pitch
- throw a change-up
- a good change-up
Examples
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What Clip does when he's on is combine the change-up with a fastball that climbs the ladder; he is not doing it now.
Blog text (5) -
I also think you oversimplify your comments regarding the change-up.
Blog text (5) -
Then you gotta throw the change-up.
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You wanna see my change-up?
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I think it's a good change-up.
Blog text (2) -
Use your change-up sparingly, understand?
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Getting his fastball command to the point where the change-up becomes all the more devastating is key.
Blog text (28) -
He always does that before he throws a change-up, Darren thought.
Fiction book (2001) -
Pitchers can throw change-ups, batters can bunt, and base-runners can steal.
Academic text (1994) -
HENRY TOTALLY FOOLED HIM WITH A CHANGE-UP!
Synonyms
5
5.6
A slow baseball pitch that tricks the batter into swinging too early
1
7.6
A baseball throw slower than a fastball that fools the batter
1
8.3
A slow pitch in baseball thrown to trick the batter
A baseball pitch thrown much slower than expected to surprise a batter
How Slow
- Specialized
3
6.4
- Jargon
1
7.6
- Specialized
15
5.3
- US
55
3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Change-up comes from the common word change ('to make different') plus up, and it describes a throw that 'changes' speed to trick the batter. That's why a change-up is a slower throw used to fool someone who expects a fastball.