KNUCKLEBALL Antonyms
Definition of KNUCKLEBALL
Best Opposite Words For KNUCKLEBALL
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| cutter | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • someone who cuts or carves stone • someone who carves the meat • someone whose work is cutting (as e.g. cutting cloth for garments) • a boat for communication between ship and shore • a sailing vessel with a single mast set further back than the mast of a sloop • a cutting implement; a tool for cutting | ||||||||
| fastball | nounn | |||||||
noun • (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity | ||||||||
| screwball | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a whimsically eccentric person • a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown adjective satellite • foolish; totally unsound | ||||||||
| sinker | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small ring-shaped friedcake • a weight that sinks (as to hold nets or fishing lines under water) • a pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate | ||||||||
| slider | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction • someone who races the luge • freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets • a fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown | ||||||||
| splitter | nounn | |||||||
noun • a worker who splits fish and removes the backbone • a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics • a laborer who splits logs to build split-rail fences | ||||||||
| changeup | nounn | |||||||
noun • A pitch thrown with the arm motion of a fastball, but which travels at a much slower velocity because it is released without the fingers adding power to the delivery. • (by extension) An unexpected event. | ||||||||
| curveball | nounn | |||||||
noun • A forespin pitch thrown by rotating the index and middle fingers down and resulting in motion down "curve" • (by extension) An unexpected turn of events initiated by an opponent or chance. verb • To throw a curveball. | ||||||||
