"fastball" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-fastball.wav Forms: fastballs [plural]
Etymology: From fast (adjective) + ball. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fast|ball|notext=1|pos1=adjective|type=endocentric}} fast (adjective) + ball Head templates: {{en-noun}} fastball (plural fastballs), {{term-label|en|baseball}} (baseball)
  1. A high-speed pitch of a baseball.
    Sense id: en-fastball-en-noun-rwql6Yn3 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (specifically) A four-seam fastball, which is a backspin pitch thrown with a ball gripped in the direction to cause four of the seams of the ball to cross the flight path and released with roughly equal pressure by the index and middle fingers Tags: specifically Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-fastball-en-noun-r3Mhj9Vv Disambiguation of Baseball: 39 61 Categories (other): English endocentric compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 23 77 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cheese [slang], fireball, gas [slang], heat [slang], hummer [slang] Derived forms: fastball count, fastballer

Inflected forms

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      "word": "curveball"
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      "word": "cut fastball"
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      "word": "gyroball"
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      "word": "knuckleball"
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      "word": "screwball"
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