fastballn.

Brit.

/ˈfɑːs(t)bɔːl/,

/ˈfas(t)bɔːl/, U.S.

/ˈfæs(t)ˌbɔl/,

/ˈfæs(t)ˌbɑl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fast adj., ball n.¹

Etymology: < fast adj. + ball n.¹

a. Baseball and Softball. A fast pitch or delivery.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [noun] > pitching > types of pitch

change of pace1650

slow ball1838

passed ball1860

ball1863

rib roaster1864

called ball1865

low ball1866

wild pitch1867

curveball1875

short pitch1877

grass cutter1879

fastball1883

downshoot1886

lob ball1888

pitchout1903

bean ballc1905

spitball1905

screwball1908

spitter1908

sinker ball1910

fallaway1912

meatball1912

fireball1913

roundhouse1913

forkball1923

sinker1926

knuckle ball1927

knuckler1928

gofer1932

slider1936

sailer1937

junk1941

change up1942

eephus1943

junkball1944

split-finger(ed) fastball1980

change1982

1883 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 8 Dec. 11/1 With all the surface appearance of being a fast ball,..it leaves his hand slowly, and naturally drops before reaching the place.

1905 Sporting Life (Philadelphia) 2 Sept. 11/4 Pitcher Clyde Goodwin will be given another trial by the Pirates. He has been purchased from Milwaukee by Pittsburg. He has secured control of his fast ball.

1955 A. Hano Day in Bleachers viii. 99 Carl Erskine, one of the better fast-ball pitchers, tried to throw a pitch past Mays.

2012 Orange County (Calif.) Reg. (Nexis) 31 July His left arm hurls a repertoire of low-90s fastballs and deceptive cutters, sliders and curves.

b. colloquial (chiefly U.S.). to throw a (also one's) fastball: to assert one's mastery or authority over a person. Compare curveball n. 2.

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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > trickery, playing jokes > [noun] > a trick, prank, hoax

pratOE

mowa1393

pageant?c1430

jimp?1572

prank1576

jest1578

jig1592

frump1593

trick1605

bilk1664

fun1699

plisky1706

humbug1750

hum1751

practical joke1751

marlock1763

quiz1795

practical joke1804

skite1804

hoax1808

skit1815

wrinkle1817

rusty1835

funny business1838

string1851

stringer1851

cod1862

mank1865

spoof1889

leg-pull1893

rannygazoo1896

shenanigan1926

gotcha1967

to throw a fastball1968

wind-up1984

1968 Nashua (New Hampsh.) Tel. 25 June 4/2 He would sometimes conclude discussions by telling anti-Gaullists around him that if the general ‘threw his fast ball’ (a simile difficult to imagine) he (Johnson) would simply ‘step aside’.

1978 M. Puzo Fools Die xxi. 233 Cully would be in the clear, he had not tried to throw a fastball by Gronevelt.

2020 MSNBC (transcript) (Nexis) 18 Feb. He kind of, you know, threw a fast ball up around the President's chin when he gave an ABC News interview recently and said the President's tweets were making it impossible to do his job.

c. colloquial (chiefly U.S.). to lose one's fastball: to lose one's skill or ability in a particular area.

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1981 Fairbanks (Alaska) Daily News-Miner 2 Nov. 4/3 It should put a damper on the talk that Reagan has lost his fast ball in dealing with Congress.

2020 Business Insider (Nexis) 9 June Trader David Portnoy said Buffett is ‘washed up’ and has ‘lost his fastball.’

2. Canadian. A variety of the game of softball, played with a smaller ball.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > games similar to baseball > [noun]

baseball1748

pat-ball1775

town ball1813

stickball1824

rounders1828

roundball1834

feeder1844

one-old-cat1856

softball1867

one-eyed cat1908

vigoroc1930

slow-pitch1934

fast-pitch1939

stoop ball1941

fastball1943

lob ball1949

whiffle-ball1954

Wiffle ball1955

T-ball1962

1943 Medicine Hat (Alberta) Daily News 4 May 7/4 All players, in any of the Companies, anxious to play fastball on the all-star team are requested to attend practices on Wednesday and Friday of this week.

1964 Calgary (Alberta) Herald 20 May 15/3 Dates for the Alberta finals..were released by Alberta Fastball commissioner Ed Corbett Tuesday.

2014 Winnipeg Free Press 20 June c5/3 He gets up at 5.40 a. m. to work as a jockey agent in the mornings for Cumberbatch, plays fastball, golfs and calls the races.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fastball
释义	fastballn. Brit. /ˈfɑːs(t)bɔːl/, /ˈfas(t)bɔːl/, U.S. /ˈfæs(t)ˌbɔl/, /ˈfæs(t)ˌbɑl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fast adj., ball n.¹ Etymology: < fast adj. + ball n.¹ 1. a. Baseball and Softball. A fast pitch or delivery. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [noun] > pitching > types of pitch change of pace1650 slow ball1838 passed ball1860 ball1863 rib roaster1864 called ball1865 low ball1866 wild pitch1867 curveball1875 short pitch1877 grass cutter1879 fastball1883 downshoot1886 lob ball1888 pitchout1903 bean ballc1905 spitball1905 screwball1908 spitter1908 sinker ball1910 fallaway1912 meatball1912 fireball1913 roundhouse1913 forkball1923 sinker1926 knuckle ball1927 knuckler1928 gofer1932 slider1936 sailer1937 junk1941 change up1942 eephus1943 junkball1944 split-finger(ed) fastball1980 change1982 1883 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 8 Dec. 11/1 With all the surface appearance of being a fast ball,..it leaves his hand slowly, and naturally drops before reaching the place. 1905 Sporting Life (Philadelphia) 2 Sept. 11/4 Pitcher Clyde Goodwin will be given another trial by the Pirates. He has been purchased from Milwaukee by Pittsburg. He has secured control of his fast ball. 1955 A. Hano Day in Bleachers viii. 99 Carl Erskine, one of the better fast-ball pitchers, tried to throw a pitch past Mays. 2012 Orange County (Calif.) Reg. (Nexis) 31 July His left arm hurls a repertoire of low-90s fastballs and deceptive cutters, sliders and curves. b. colloquial (chiefly U.S.). to throw a (also one's) fastball: to assert one's mastery or authority over a person. Compare curveball n. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > trickery, playing jokes > [noun] > a trick, prank, hoax pratOE mowa1393 pageant?c1430 jimp?1572 prank1576 jest1578 jig1592 frump1593 trick1605 bilk1664 fun1699 plisky1706 humbug1750 hum1751 practical joke1751 marlock1763 quiz1795 practical joke1804 skite1804 hoax1808 skit1815 wrinkle1817 rusty1835 funny business1838 string1851 stringer1851 cod1862 mank1865 spoof1889 leg-pull1893 rannygazoo1896 shenanigan1926 gotcha1967 to throw a fastball1968 wind-up1984 1968 Nashua (New Hampsh.) Tel. 25 June 4/2 He would sometimes conclude discussions by telling anti-Gaullists around him that if the general ‘threw his fast ball’ (a simile difficult to imagine) he (Johnson) would simply ‘step aside’. 1978 M. Puzo Fools Die xxi. 233 Cully would be in the clear, he had not tried to throw a fastball by Gronevelt. 2020 MSNBC (transcript) (Nexis) 18 Feb. He kind of, you know, threw a fast ball up around the President's chin when he gave an ABC News interview recently and said the President's tweets were making it impossible to do his job. c. colloquial (chiefly U.S.). to lose one's fastball: to lose one's skill or ability in a particular area. ΚΠ 1981 Fairbanks (Alaska) Daily News-Miner 2 Nov. 4/3 It should put a damper on the talk that Reagan has lost his fast ball in dealing with Congress. 2020 Business Insider (Nexis) 9 June Trader David Portnoy said Buffett is ‘washed up’ and has ‘lost his fastball.’ 2. Canadian. A variety of the game of softball, played with a smaller ball. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > games similar to baseball > [noun] baseball1748 pat-ball1775 town ball1813 stickball1824 rounders1828 roundball1834 feeder1844 one-old-cat1856 softball1867 one-eyed cat1908 vigoroc1930 slow-pitch1934 fast-pitch1939 stoop ball1941 fastball1943 lob ball1949 whiffle-ball1954 Wiffle ball1955 T-ball1962 1943 Medicine Hat (Alberta) Daily News 4 May 7/4 All players, in any of the Companies, anxious to play fastball on the all-star team are requested to attend practices on Wednesday and Friday of this week. 1964 Calgary (Alberta) Herald 20 May 15/3 Dates for the Alberta finals..were released by Alberta Fastball commissioner Ed Corbett Tuesday. 2014 Winnipeg Free Press 20 June c5/3 He gets up at 5.40 a. m. to work as a jockey agent in the mornings for Cumberbatch, plays fastball, golfs and calls the races. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1883
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