SPITBALL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it

Synonyms:

spitball; spitter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("spitball" is a kind of...):

delivery; pitch ((baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter)

Meaning:

A projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("spitball" is a kind of...):

missile; projectile (a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled)