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Meanings of fastball in English

(Baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity.

Synonyms
Examples for "smoke"
Examples for "smoke"
1
Clouds of smoke hovered low in the air; the firing was incessant.
Aunt Jane's Nieces in the Red Cross
2
He lost his scalp; it hangs in the smoke of my wigwam.
The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish
3
A tiny trail of smoke curled up; and faded in the blue.
The Call of the Blood
4
It took the Bayleys years of work to restore the smoke-stained remains.
Radio NZ
5
The house gave no sign; even the smoke from the chimney stopped.
The Sturdy Oak / A composite Novel of American Politics by fourt...
1
The orchids need the Euglossine bees, for the usual 'magic bullet' reasons.
The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
2
It was clear, however, that only one bullet had struck the President.
Timescape
3
He received a bullet in the chest and another in the abdomen.
The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 12) / Neuve Chapelle, B...
4
A second worker had a bullet graze through his chin, said police.
The South African
5
One policeman died of bullet wounds, among five people injured, authorities said.
Reuters
1
The furnace and hot water heater were in several feet of water.
The Water Witch
2
If Rayne had it right, she wouldn't need to use her heater.
Chocolate chip cookie murder
3
Adding to the problems, the heater controls are via a separate screen.
News.com.au
4
The water heater was cold and waiting for someone to light it.
Micah & Strange Candy
5
He insulated his water pipes and installed an instant hot water heater.
Reuters
1
The question was whether she would have time for a quick hummer.
Disciple of the dog
2
He's sure a hummer, all right, when he chooses to play straight.
The Chums of Scranton High at Ice Hockey
3
And when your first vacation comes we'll make it a hummer.
Her Father's Daughter
4
Spears had called the turn when he said the trip would be a hummer.
The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball Stories
5
Robert Grant Burns himself had mentally called it a hummer.
Jean of the Lazy A
Usage of fastball in English
1
Who needs a fastball when your receivers can get this wide open?
The Guardian
2
Bryant swung at a first-pitch fastball and grimaced, favoring his right side.
Chicago sun times
3
My chest felt like I'd taken a major-league fastball in the sternum.
Mob rules
4
Bryant pulled an inside fastball for his 18th homer of the season.
Reuters
5
His fastball cracks the upper-90s and his slider's only a slightly slower.
NY Magazine
6
It sounded like Jim Rice connecting solidly with a high, hard fastball.
The stand
7
He threw a 95-mph fastball that caught too much of the plate.
The Yankee Years
8
A fastball crosses the plate at about 85 miles per hour.
The new yorker
9
Because a well placed fastball is the gold standard for striking out batters.
Wired
10
The fastball is the best pitch in the game of baseball.
Wired
11
The last thing he was looking for was a fastball anywhere in there.
The Yankee Years
12
And as the popularity of the fastball has increased, so has the surgery.
Wired
13
Timo Perez, the first batter, struck out on a 97-mph fastball.
The Yankee Years
14
Baseball fans have long been thrilled by the pure speed of the fastball.
Wired
15
Or his first pitch might be a hundred-mile-per-hour fastball aimed at Derrick's ear.
Storm Front
16
It went like a Nolan Ryan fastball with a little extra on it.
The Shining
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Fastball through the time
Fastball across language varieties
United States of America
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