brush back

verb

To throw a brushback pitch at (a batter).

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Meanings

verbbrush back (third-person singular simple present brushes back, present participle brushing back, simple past and past participle brushed back)

present singular third person brushes back · participle present brushing back · participle past brushed back · past brushed back

  1. transitiveball gamesTo throw a brushback pitch at (a batter).
  2. figurativelyintransitiveTo respond to criticism or arguments; to defend oneself against criticism.
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brush back,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brush%20back.

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