noun
fastball
noun
1
A pitch in baseball thrown at high speed, usually with little curve or spin.
"His fastball regularly clocks in at over 95 miles per hour."
How to Use Fastball
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA hard, quick baseball pitch.
Common pairings
throw a fastball
clock a fastball
Word Forms
fastballed past tense, fastballs plural, fastballs singular
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Etymology
A compound of "fast" and "ball."