fastball

Meaning

Noun

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

Verb

To throw (something) at a high speed.

Synonyms

bullet

heater

hummer

smoke

speed ball

Translations

Fast-Ball

scharf geworfener Ball

balle

chauffage

fumée

fumer

miracle

fastball

palla veloce

Etymology

From fast (adjective) + ball.

Sentences

Sometimes when you react to a high fastball it works out that way .