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/ˈtʃeɪndʒʌp/ · noun
(baseball) A pitch thrown with the arm motion of a fastball, but which travels at a much slower velocity because it is released without the fingers adding power to the delivery..
The pitcher had a devastating change-up.
This RFQ is a real change-up.
Use change-up when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Change-up means (baseball) A pitch thrown with the arm motion of a fastball, but which travels at a much slower velocity because it is released without the fingers adding power to the delivery..
Common synonyms include change of pace, change-of-pace, off-speed pitch, change-of-pace ball.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The pitcher had a devastating change-up.
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