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beanball

beanball noun: a pitch deliberately thrown at the head of the batter.

Noun

beanball (plural beanballs)

  1. A pitch deliberately thrown at the head of the batter.
    Synonyms:
    beaner

Synonyms of beanball

Forms of beanball

pluralbeanballs

Origin of beanball

From bean + ball, from the slang bean (“head”).

Questions about beanball

What does beanball mean?
Beanball means a pitch deliberately thrown at the head of the batter.
What part of speech is beanball?
Beanball is a noun.
What is the plural of beanball?
The plural of beanball is beanballs.

Words near beanball in the dictionary

  1. beanbag race
  2. beanbag races
  3. beanbagged
  4. beanbagging
  5. beanbags
  6. beanball
  7. beanballs
  8. beanbrain
  9. beanbrains
  10. beanbrawl
  11. beanbrawls

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