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 | ||