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changeup

changeup is the alternative form of change-up.

Meaning of change-up

Noun

change-up (plural change-ups)

  1. A pitch thrown with the arm motion of a fastball, but which travels at a much slower velocity because it is released without the fingers adding power to the delivery.
    • The pitcher had a devastating change-up.
    Synonyms:
    change of pace
  2. (broadly) An unexpected event.
    • This RFQ is a real change-up.

Forms of changeup

pluralchangeups

Phrases with changeup

Questions about changeup

What is changeup the alternative form of?
Changeup is the alternative form of change-up.

Words near changeup in the dictionary

  1. changesets
  2. changesite
  3. changesite-(Y)
  4. changest
  5. changeth
  6. changeup
  7. changeups
  8. Changfeng
  9. Changge
  10. changgi
  11. changgo

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Adapted from Wiktionary: changeup (page history and authors); change-up (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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