fastball
[ fast-bawl, fahst- ]
/ ˈfæstˌbɔl, ˈfɑst- /
noun Baseball.
a pitch thrown at or near a pitcher's maximum velocity.
Words nearby fastball
fast-moving,
fast-talk,
fast-track,
fast-twitch,
fastback,
fastball,
fasten,
fastener,
fastening,
fastidious,
fastie
Example sentences from the Web for fastball
Every batter, it's a fastball for a strike or pop-up, then a change-up for a ground out.
Once again he could throw his fastball for strikes with impunity--for six or seven innings at least.
"I did all the work to get my fastball back, to rehabilitate my shoulder," he says.
This week, both Newt Gingrich and Michelle Obama were smart enough to avoid swinging at this fastball with their foreheads.
British Dictionary definitions for fastball
fastball
/ (ˈfɑːstˌbɔːl) /
noun
baseball
a ball pitched at the pitcher's top speed