low balln.adj.

Brit.

/ˈləʊ bɔːl/, U.S.

/ˈloʊ ˌbɔl/,

/ˈloʊ ˌbɑl/

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

Etymology: < low adj. + ball n.¹

Chiefly North American.

A. n.

1. Baseball. A relatively low pitch, esp. one delivered below the level of the batter's waist.The term low ball has historically been applied both to fair pitches that are relatively low and to balls (ball n.¹ 2d) falling below the strike zone.Also in softball.

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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

1866 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 17 Oct. Crane knocked a low ball to short stop.

1911 Z. Grey Young Pitcher vi. 59 Drive that fellow away from the plate...give this one a low ball...now straight over the pan.

1940 L. H. Fischer How to play Winning Softball ii. 22 Low balls should be aimed at the catcher's knee.

1965 Boys' Life Aug. 14/2 If he stands erect, a low ball around his knees is most likely to give him trouble.

2007 Baseball Digest Aug. 41/1 A lot of times you'll get called out in the first inning on, say, a low ball and then you know that's the way it's going to be for the rest of the game.

2. Business (originally U.S.). In form lowball. An offer of a deceptively or unrealistically low price or value, (originally) so as to ensure that a customer makes a purchase or accepts a contract, after which point the seller will revise the price upwards or otherwise alter the conditions; the action of making this type of an offer. Also (occasionally): an unrealistically low-priced item.

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1957 Pop. Sci. May b8/2 Some dealers slip customers the ‘low-ball’ this way... Signing a contract and paying a deposit are sometimes no protection against finding out, when you return to pick up your car, that the new-car price has suddenly risen and the trade-in offer dropped.

1961 Time 24 Mar. 80/2 The lowball: the salesman quotes a rock-bottom price for the new car to win the customer, later hikes up the price.

1983 Fortune 2 May 160/3 Even scarier is the ultimate low-ball: a $50 program.

2010 D. B. Frank Lowcountry Summer (2011) 75 Frances Mae had been married to him for long enough to know that the first offer was a lowball.

B. adj.

Business (originally U.S.). In form lowball. Of a price, estimate, offer, etc.: characterized by lowballing (lowballing n.); deceptively or unrealistically low. Of a person or organization: that makes this type of offer, deal, etc.

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1960 Jrnl. Business 33 36/1 A ‘low-ball’ price is one below the actual price the dealer will sell the item for.

1967 M. E. Dowd How to save Money iv. 54 ‘Lowball’ offers are aimed at shoppers with no car to trade in. Here the ‘lowball’ cash price may be far below other offers.

1977 Rolling Stone 16 June 13/2 ‘Lowball’ or ‘cutthroat’ retail outlets..sell major new releases at slightly above, or sometimes actually below, cost.

2002 Variety (Nexis) 15 July 18 Paramount Classics is known as something of a lowball buyer, one that will not let affection jack up the price of a title or be drawn into bidding wars.

2004 Time Out N.Y. 2 Dec. 8/3 The MTA..needs every cent it can get, which might not jibe with the city's hopes for a lowball deal.

Compounds

Baseball. Objective (in sense A. 1), as low-ball hitter, low-ball hitting, low-ball pitcher, etc.Also occasionally in extended use of sports other than baseball.

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

sidearm1890

no-hit1898

low ball1915

blooper1937

bloop1947

away1950

route-going1950

split-finger1980

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > baseball player > [noun] > pitcher

pitcher1845

relief pitcher1884

southpaw1887

side-wheeler1890

moundsman1906

pretzel bender1908

starter1911

sidewinder1913

low-ball pitcher1915

fastballer1924

route-goer1924

reliever1925

hurler1926

fireballer1928

spitballer1928

screwballer1929

stopper1948

closer1980

middleman1985

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > [noun] > player > types of

outgoera1382

putter1842

driver1847

approacher1887

brassy player1894

long-handicapper1899

penalty-carrier1908

socketer1912

pinsplitter1916

chipper1923

four-baller1927

hacker1934

shotmaker1974

low-ball hitter1979

1915 G. Rice in N.Y. Tribune 5 Sept. ii. 1/5 Hitting the brand of low-ball pitching that Alexander delivers when he is feeling fit is another matter.

1932 Boys' Life Apr. 18/1 That is why the successful pitchers in the majors are low ball pitchers. They put them over the plate just above the batter's knees.

1955 P. Richards Mod. Baseball Strategy iii. 41 It becomes a matter of whether the pitcher is a better low-ball pitcher than the hitter is a low-ball batter.

1964 L. Watts Fine Art Baseball ii. 119 Generally speaking, low-ball pitching is the most effective.

1979 Washington Post 11 Apr. d5/4 Lowball hitters such as Lee Trevino.

1990 D. DiMaggio & B. Gilbert Real Grass, Real Heroes xii. 161 Mickey could handle low-ball pitchers like Higbe and Casey and still throw out base runners.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	low ball
释义	low balln.adj. Brit. /ˈləʊ bɔːl/, U.S. /ˈloʊ ˌbɔl/, /ˈloʊ ˌbɑl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: low adj., ball n.¹ Etymology: < low adj. + ball n.¹ Chiefly North American. A. n. 1. Baseball. A relatively low pitch, esp. one delivered below the level of the batter's waist.The term low ball has historically been applied both to fair pitches that are relatively low and to balls (ball n.¹ 2d) falling below the strike zone.Also in softball. 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 1866 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 17 Oct. Crane knocked a low ball to short stop. 1911 Z. Grey Young Pitcher vi. 59 Drive that fellow away from the plate...give this one a low ball...now straight over the pan. 1940 L. H. Fischer How to play Winning Softball ii. 22 Low balls should be aimed at the catcher's knee. 1965 Boys' Life Aug. 14/2 If he stands erect, a low ball around his knees is most likely to give him trouble. 2007 Baseball Digest Aug. 41/1 A lot of times you'll get called out in the first inning on, say, a low ball and then you know that's the way it's going to be for the rest of the game. 2. Business (originally U.S.). In form lowball. An offer of a deceptively or unrealistically low price or value, (originally) so as to ensure that a customer makes a purchase or accepts a contract, after which point the seller will revise the price upwards or otherwise alter the conditions; the action of making this type of an offer. Also (occasionally): an unrealistically low-priced item. ΚΠ 1957 Pop. Sci. May b8/2 Some dealers slip customers the ‘low-ball’ this way... Signing a contract and paying a deposit are sometimes no protection against finding out, when you return to pick up your car, that the new-car price has suddenly risen and the trade-in offer dropped. 1961 Time 24 Mar. 80/2 The lowball: the salesman quotes a rock-bottom price for the new car to win the customer, later hikes up the price. 1983 Fortune 2 May 160/3 Even scarier is the ultimate low-ball: a $50 program. 2010 D. B. Frank Lowcountry Summer (2011) 75 Frances Mae had been married to him for long enough to know that the first offer was a lowball. B. adj. Business (originally U.S.). In form lowball. Of a price, estimate, offer, etc.: characterized by lowballing (lowballing n.); deceptively or unrealistically low. Of a person or organization: that makes this type of offer, deal, etc. ΚΠ 1960 Jrnl. Business 33 36/1 A ‘low-ball’ price is one below the actual price the dealer will sell the item for. 1967 M. E. Dowd How to save Money iv. 54 ‘Lowball’ offers are aimed at shoppers with no car to trade in. Here the ‘lowball’ cash price may be far below other offers. 1977 Rolling Stone 16 June 13/2 ‘Lowball’ or ‘cutthroat’ retail outlets..sell major new releases at slightly above, or sometimes actually below, cost. 2002 Variety (Nexis) 15 July 18 Paramount Classics is known as something of a lowball buyer, one that will not let affection jack up the price of a title or be drawn into bidding wars. 2004 Time Out N.Y. 2 Dec. 8/3 The MTA..needs every cent it can get, which might not jibe with the city's hopes for a lowball deal. Compounds Baseball. Objective (in sense A. 1), as low-ball hitter, low-ball hitting, low-ball pitcher, etc.Also occasionally in extended use of sports other than baseball. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [adjective] > types of pitching sidearm1890 no-hit1898 low ball1915 blooper1937 bloop1947 away1950 route-going1950 split-finger1980 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > baseball player > [noun] > pitcher pitcher1845 relief pitcher1884 southpaw1887 side-wheeler1890 moundsman1906 pretzel bender1908 starter1911 sidewinder1913 low-ball pitcher1915 fastballer1924 route-goer1924 reliever1925 hurler1926 fireballer1928 spitballer1928 screwballer1929 stopper1948 closer1980 middleman1985 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > [noun] > player > types of outgoera1382 putter1842 driver1847 approacher1887 brassy player1894 long-handicapper1899 penalty-carrier1908 socketer1912 pinsplitter1916 chipper1923 four-baller1927 hacker1934 shotmaker1974 low-ball hitter1979 1915 G. Rice in N.Y. Tribune 5 Sept. ii. 1/5 Hitting the brand of low-ball pitching that Alexander delivers when he is feeling fit is another matter. 1932 Boys' Life Apr. 18/1 That is why the successful pitchers in the majors are low ball pitchers. They put them over the plate just above the batter's knees. 1955 P. Richards Mod. Baseball Strategy iii. 41 It becomes a matter of whether the pitcher is a better low-ball pitcher than the hitter is a low-ball batter. 1964 L. Watts Fine Art Baseball ii. 119 Generally speaking, low-ball pitching is the most effective. 1979 Washington Post 11 Apr. d5/4 Lowball hitters such as Lee Trevino. 1990 D. DiMaggio & B. Gilbert Real Grass, Real Heroes xii. 161 Mickey could handle low-ball pitchers like Higbe and Casey and still throw out base runners. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1866
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