CHANGEUP
Changeup
A changeup is a type of pitch in baseball. The changeup is the staple off-speed pitch, usually thrown to look like a fastball but arriving much slower to the plate. Its reduced speed coupled with its deceptive delivery is meant to confuse the batter's timing. It is meant to be thrown the same as a fastball, but simply farther back in the hand, which makes it release from the hand slower but still retaining the look of a fastball. A changeup is generally thrown 8–15 miles per hour slower than a fastball. If thrown correctly, the changeup will confuse the batter because the human eye cannot discern that the ball is coming significantly slower until it is around 30 ...The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Changeup
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change up
Verb
- To throw a pitch at a much slower than expected speed.
- He changed up on Wilson after three fastballs and struck him out.
- To confuse someone by doing something unexpected or in an unexpected way.
- I thought that we were going to study the project some more, but then he came back from the weekend and changed up, making it a top priority.
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changeup
Noun
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