spitball
IPA: spˈɪtbɔɫ
noun
- (baseball) A pitch of a baseball that has been partly covered with saliva, illegal at most levels.
- A balled-up piece of paper, moistened with saliva (by chewing) and shot through a drinking straw.
verb
- (baseball) To moisten the ball with saliva before pitching it.
- To brainstorm ideas.
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Examples of "spitball" in Sentences
- Devil's advocate on the spitball.
- A stirrer up, a thrower of spitballs.
- The spitball was widely used as well.
- Keough would occasionally throw a spitball.
- His death leads to the banning of the spitball.
- As a result, the spitball was banned in two stages.
- Bridges was often accused of throwing an illegal spitball.
- He is credited with inventing the spitball and the out curve.
- Also the league office made some exceptions with the spitball.
- The other major rule change was the elimination of the spitball.