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changeup, n. Baseball.
Brit. |ˈtʃeɪn(d)ʒʌp|, U.S. |ˈtʃeɪndʒˌəp|
[‹ change n. + up adv.1 Compare to change up at change v. 6d.]
A deceptively slow pitch thrown to disrupt a batter's timing.
1943J. G. T. Spink Baseball Guide & Record Bk. Gloss. 99 Change-up, change of pace, slow ball. 1945C. Young in Sporting News 21 June 4/3 Most pitchers change their grip on the ball for a changeup pitch, but not me. 1948Birmingham (Alabama) News 7 May 46/4 He's got everything—speed, curve, change-up and plenty of heart. 1960J. Lardner in R. Lardner You know me Al Introd. p. xix, The new athlete class has greatly refined and expanded baseball culture... The vocabulary of the game has become swollen with expertise, with ‘changeups’ and ‘breaking stuff’. 1985Globe & Mail (Toronto) 10 Oct. c3/4 But Henke threw his forkball, which he uses as a changeup, too slowly. 1999F. Robinson & P. Bauer Catching Dreams ii. 33, I never actually called him for the bee ball or the drop ball or any of those crazy pitches. It was strictly fastball, or, if you wanted a change-up, you'd kind of wave your mitt. |