brushback in British English
(ˈbrʌʃˌbæk)
noun
baseball
a pitch that narrowly misses the batter
brushback in American English
(ˈbrʌʃˌbæk)
noun
Baseball
a fastball thrown high and inside to force the batter away from the plate, often to intimidate
Word origin
[1950–55; n. use of v. phrase brush back]This word is first recorded in the period 1950–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Common Market, bleep, drip-dry, point-of-sale, speech recognitionImage ofbrushback
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- to have/take command of sth
- to have the advantage of being/doing sth
- to have the authority to do sth
- to have the benefit of sth
- to have the best of both worlds
- to have the blues
- to have the capability to do sth
- to have the cheek to do sth
- to have the courage to do sth
- to have the discretion to do sth
- to have the distinction of being sth
- to have the dubious honour/pleasure/distinction of ...
- to have the feel of sth
- to have the initiative
- to have the initiative to do sth
- to have the knack of doing sth
- to have the last laugh
- to have the nerve to do sth
- to have the or an edge (over sb)
- to have the run of sb's house
- enterprise zone
- enterprise-zone
- enterprising
- enterprisingly
- entertain