pull the string

verb

To throw an off-speed pitch, a change up, to cause the hitter to swing early and miss.

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Meanings

verbpull the string (third-person singular simple present pulls the string, present participle pulling the string, simple past and past participle pulled the string)

present singular third person pulls the string · participle present pulling the string · participle past pulled the string · past pulled the string

  1. ball gamesTo throw an off-speed pitch, a change up, to cause the hitter to swing early and miss.
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APA

pull the string. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20the%20string

MLA

“pull the string.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20the%20string. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pull the string,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20the%20string.

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