throw smoke

verb

To consistently pitch fastballs that are difficult to hit.

“He has been throwing smoke all game.”

Meanings

verbthrow smoke (third-person singular simple present throws smoke, present participle throwing smoke, simple past threw smoke, past participle thrown smoke)

present singular third person throws smoke · participle present throwing smoke · past threw smoke · participle past thrown smoke

  1. intransitiveslangball gamesTo consistently pitch fastballs that are difficult to hit.

    He has been throwing smoke all game.

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APA

throw smoke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throw%20smoke

MLA

“throw smoke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throw%20smoke. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “throw smoke,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throw%20smoke.

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