HyperDic: spitball

English > 2 senses of the word spitball:
NOUNartifactspitballa projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere
actspitball, spitteran illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it
spitball > pronunciation
Soundsspih'tbao.l
Rhymesalbuterol ... windfall: 100 rhymes with aol...
English > spitball: 2 senses > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere.
Broaderprojectile, missileA weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
English > spitball: 2 senses > noun 2, act
MeaningAn illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it.
Synonymspitter
Broaderpitch, delivery(baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter

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