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spitball
spit·ball S0650400 (spĭt′bôl′)n.1. A piece of paper chewed and shaped into a lump for use as a projectile.2. Baseball An illegal pitch in which a foreign substance, such as saliva, is applied to the ball before it is thrown. Also called spitter.spitball (ˈspɪtˌbɔːl) n1. school slang a small missile made from chewed paper2. (Baseball) baseball a ball which has been moistened with saliva prior to pitchingvb (intr) to make suggestionsspit•ball (ˈspɪtˌbɔl)
n. 1. a small lump of chewed paper used as a missile. 2. a baseball pitch, now illegal, made to curve by moistening the ball with saliva or another lubricant. [1840–50, Amer.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | spitball - a projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphereprojectile, missile - a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled | | 2. | spitball - an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws itspitterpitch, delivery - (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter |
spitball
Synonyms for spitballnoun a projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphereRelated Wordsnoun an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws itSynonymsRelated Words |