Meaning

A high-speed pitch of a baseball..

Definitions by Sense

1. A high-speed pitch of a baseball.
2. (specifically) 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
3. (transitive) To throw (something) at a high speed.

Example Sentences

Cam Smith bounced to shortstop on a 100 mph fastball, and Jacob Melton also grounded out on an 86.9 mph curveball.

The pitcher had a blazing fastball.

Kevin pushed away from the desk and fastballed it into the other man’s chest.

Wyatt spurred his horse to the middle of the stones, reached into the corpse’s chest, yanked out the heart, and fastballed it at a vine-covered tree stump.

He targeted a man standing a bit taller than the others and fastballed the lock in his direction. The lock somehow managed to miss everyone below and clattered against the pavement.

Word Forms

• fastballs
• fastballing
• fastballed

Synonyms for fastball

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When Should You Use Fastball?

Use fastball when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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