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    SPITBALL

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws itplay

    Synonyms:

    spitball; spitter

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("spitball" is a kind of...):

    delivery; pitch ((baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphereplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("spitball" is a kind of...):

    missile; projectile (a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled)

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