fastball
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fastball
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From fast (adjective) + ball.
noun fastballs
- A high-speed pitch of a baseball. Cam Smith bounced to shortstop on a 100 mph fastball, and Jacob Melton also grounded out on an 86.9 mph curveball.
- 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 The pitcher had a blazing fastball.
verb fastballs · fastballing · fastballed
- To throw (something) at a high speed. Kevin pushed away from the desk and fastballed it into the other man’s chest.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bullet, hummer, heater, smoke, seam, fastballer, speedball, fastpitch, speedballer, fireballer, flutterball, cut fastball, forkball, fastball count, four-seam fastball, smoker
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title = {fastball},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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