BRUSHBACK

Meaning of BRUSHBACK in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: brush + back (IV)

: a pitch thrown near the batter's head in baseball in an attempt to make him move back from home plate

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

BRUSHBACK — noun Date: 1954 a pitch intentionally thrown near the batter's head or body in baseball, brush back transitive verb
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BRUSHBACK — /brush"bak'/ , n. Baseball. a fastball thrown high and inside to force the batter away from the plate, often to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BRUSHBACK — noun Date: 1954 : a pitch intentionally thrown near the batter's head or body in baseball • brush back transitive …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BRUSHBACK — [brush.back] n (1954): a fastball intentionally thrown near the batter's head or body in baseball -- brush back vt
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BRUSHBACK — / ˈbrʌʃbæk; NAmE / noun ( in baseball ) a fast pitch (= throw) that is aimed close to the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BRUSHBACK — Pronunciation: ' br ə sh- ˌ bak Function: noun Date: 1954 : a pitch intentionally thrown near the batter's head …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BRUSH BACK — transitive verb see: brushback
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BRUSH BACK — transitive verb : to throw a brushback to hard to set up a hitter if you can't brush him back …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BRUSH BACK — see brushback
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary

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