HyperDic: off-speed_pitch

English > 1 sense of the expression *off-speed pitch*:
NOUN	act	off-speed pitch, change-up, change-of-pace, change-of-pace ball	a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball

English > *off-speed pitch*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	A baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball.
Synonyms	change-up, change-of-pace, change-of-pace ball
Broader	pitch, delivery	(baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter