beanball

bean ball

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \-ˌbȯl\

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \-ˌbȯl\

Definitions of beanball word

noun beanball a ball pitched with the intention of hitting the batsman 3
noun beanball a ball thrown by a pitcher purposely at or near the head of the batter. 1
noun beanball A ball pitched, especially intentionally, at the batter’s head. 1
noun beanball (baseball) A pitch aimed at the batter's head. 0

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Origin of beanball

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

First recorded in 1900-05

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Parts of speech for Beanball

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Beanball

beanball popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

beanball usage trend in Literature

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