OFF-SPEED PITCH

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does off-speed pitch mean? 

• OFF-SPEED PITCH (noun)
  The noun OFF-SPEED PITCH has 1 sense:

1. a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball

  Familiarity information: OFF-SPEED PITCH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OFF-SPEED PITCH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

change-of-pace; change-of-pace ball; change-up; off-speed pitch

Hypernyms ("off-speed pitch" is a kind of...):

delivery; pitch ((baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter)