beanball

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noun

A pitch deliberately thrown at the head of the batter.

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beaner
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Meanings

nounbeanball (plural beanballs)

plural beanballs

  1. ball gamesA pitch deliberately thrown at the head of the batter.

    Synonyms: beaner

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA pitch deliberately thrown at the head of the batter.

Similar
beaner

More synonyms by meaning

nouna baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head

Similar
beaner
Broader
pitchdelivery
Also see
beaner

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From bean + ball, from the slang bean (“head”).

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Translations

Japanese ビーンボール
  • ビーンボール (bīnbōru)Translations
Korean 빈볼
  • 빈볼 (binbol)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

beanball. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beanball

MLA

“beanball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beanball. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beanball,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beanball.

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