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throw smoke

throw smoke verb: to consistently pitch fastballs that are difficult to hit.

Verb

throw smoke (third-person singular simple present throws smoke, present participle throwing smoke, simple past threw smoke, past participle thrown smoke)

  1. (intransitive, slang) To consistently pitch fastballs that are difficult to hit.
    • He has been throwing smoke all game.

Forms of throw smoke

third-person singular presentthrows smoke
present participlethrowing smoke
pastthrew smoke
past participlethrown smoke

Questions about throw smoke

What does throw smoke mean?
Throw smoke means to consistently pitch fastballs that are difficult to hit.
What part of speech is throw smoke?
Throw smoke is a verb.
What is the past tense of throw smoke?
The past tense of throw smoke is threw smoke.

Words near throw smoke in the dictionary

  1. throw rugs
  2. throw salt
  3. throw shade
  4. throw shapes
  5. throw signs
  6. throw smoke
  7. throw some shapes
  8. throw someone a bone
  9. throw someone a curve
  10. throw someone a curveball
  11. throw someone a rope

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