English noun: spitball | |||
| 1. | spitball (artifact) a projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | missile, projectile | ||
| 2. | spitball (act) an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it | ||
| Synonyms | spitter | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | delivery, pitch | ||