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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

propulsion, actuation go
the act of propelling

throw go
the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)

delivery, pitch
(baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter

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balk go
an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base
ball go
a pitch that is not in the strike zone
beanball, beaner go
a baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head
change-up, change-of-pace, change-of-pace ball, off-speed pitch go
a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball
curve, curve ball, breaking ball, bender go
a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
duster go
a pitch thrown deliberately close to the batter
fastball, heater, smoke, hummer, bullet go
(baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity
knuckleball, knuckler go
a baseball pitch thrown with little speed or spin
overhand pitch go
a baseball pitch in which the hand moves above the shoulder
passed ball go
a pitch that the catcher should have caught but did not
screwball go
a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown
sinker go
a pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate
spitball, spitter go
an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it
strike go
(baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders
submarine ball, submarine pitch go
a pitch thrown sidearm instead of overhead
wild pitch go
an errant pitch that the catcher cannot be expected to catch and that allows a base runner to advance a base