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/brush"bak'/, n. Baseball.a fastball thrown high and inside to force the batter away from the plate, often to intimidate.[1950-55; n. use of v. phrase brush back]
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Brushback pitch — In baseball, a brushback pitch is a pitch thrown high and inside, usually a fastball, to force the batter away from the plate, often to intimidate.cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/brushback|title=Brushback @ Dictionary.com|date … Wikipedia
brushback — noun Date: 1954 a pitch intentionally thrown near the batter s head or body in baseball • brush back transitive verb … New Collegiate Dictionary
brushback — brush•back [[t]ˈbrʌʃˌbæk[/t]] n. baseball fbb spo a fastball pitched high and inside, forcing the batter to lean away from the plate • Etymology: 1950–55 … From formal English to slang
brushback — 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 … Useful english dictionary
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