(baseball) A pitch that comes very close to the batter, forcing them to move back from the plate.
(baseball) A pitch that comes very close to the batter, forcing them to move back from the plate.
(US, figuratively) An action intended to threaten or frighten someone.
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(US, baseball) A baseball pitch that begins by entering outside the plate, but then breaks back in towards the plate at the last minute.
(US, baseball, of a batter) To use one's own judgment to aggressively swing at pitches, rather than following a coaches instructions.
(transitive) To push or strike someone or something backward with force.
(intransitive) To retaliate.