fastball

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Synonyms: football, baseball, fishball, fussball, fatall, fastback, fastballs, patball, dustball, fastals, washball

Antonyms: football, baseball, fishball, fussball, fatall, fastback, fastballs, patball, dustball, fastals, washball

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Noun

1. A [[high-speed]] {{l|en|pitch|id=the act of pitching a baseball}} of a [[baseball#Noun|baseball]].
2. {{lb|en|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

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[throw]] (something) at a [[high speed]].

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