brushback pitch
English edit
Noun edit
brushback pitch (plural brushback pitches)
- (baseball) A pitch that comes very close to the batter, forcing them to move back from the plate.
- Synonym: brushback
- (US, figuratively) An action intended to threaten or frighten someone.
Further reading edit
- “brushback pitch”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “brushback pitch”, in Collins English Dictionary.