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(baseball) An illegal pitch where the baseball has been altered using sandpaper or a similar tool to modify its spin..
Use scuffball when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Scuffball means (baseball) An illegal pitch where the baseball has been altered using sandpaper or a similar tool to modify its spin..
Common synonyms include emery ball.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use scuffball where its definition matches the intended context.
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