Look up: Spitball


  1. spitball
    [n] - a projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere 2. [n] - an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=spitball

  2. Spitball
    Spit'ball` noun Paper chewed, and rolled into a ball, to be thrown as a missile.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/167

  3. spitball
    spitter noun an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=spitball

  4. spitball
    noun a projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=spitball

  5. Spitball
    • (n.) Paper chewed, and rolled into a ball, to be thrown as a missile.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/spitball/

  6. spitball
    (from the article `baseball`) ...barrage. But increasing the size of the plate in 1900, counting the first two foul balls as strikes (adopted by the National League in 1901 and ... In the early days of organized baseball, artificial aids were allowed that enabled the pitcher to throw what was called...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/142

  7. Spitball
    A spitball is an illegal baseball pitch in which the ball has been altered by the application of saliva, petroleum jelly, or some other foreign substance. Such a pitch presents an additional challenge to the hitter because it causes the ball to move atypically during its approach due to the altered...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spitball

  8. Spitball
    Spitball is American slang for a half-hearted accusation, a spiteful but feeble attack.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/ZSD.HTM

  9. Spitball
    Spitball is American slang for a half-hearted accusation, a spiteful but feeble attack.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/ZSD.HTM

  10. spitball
    1) Changing pitch 2) Classroom missile 3) Illegal pitch 4) Misbehaving student's missile 5) Missile 6) Projectile
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/spitball/1

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