fastball (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *fastball*:
NOUN	act	fastball, heater, smoke, hummer, bullet	(baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity

fastball > pronunciation
Sounds	fae'stbao.l
Rhymes	albuterol ... windfall: 100 rhymes with aol...

English > *fastball*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	(baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity.
Example	"he swung late on the fastball"
Synonyms	heater, smoke, hummer, bullet
Category	baseball, baseball game, ball	A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players
Narrower	slider	A fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown
Broader	pitch, delivery	(baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter

HyperDic: fastball