Slowball
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Slowball is a noun meaning (baseball) A pitch that is not a fastball or curveball; often a change-up.
Meaning
(baseball) A pitch that is not a fastball or curveball; often a change-up.
More Meanings
- Steady, cautionary behavior as a delaying tactic.
- An easy or obvious target.
- (baseball) To pitch a slowball.
- To delay something for personal advantage.
Example Sentences
As one senior U.S. military observer stated: "They are stonewalling us and slowballing us."
Dave Kearney then says he's had enough of the slow-ball tactics and bursts through a couple of tackles.
The opening for a milk-beast related play on the name Lady Angus was a nice hanging slowball, but Keeler bit his tongue.
Remember: In work problems, use your common sense to narrow down answer choices! Now we're going to throw a "slowball" at you.
Word Forms
- slowballs
- slowballing
- slowballed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include junkball, change-up, slowpitch, speedball, change, speedballer.
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