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beanball

/bˈinbɔl/ noun B1

a pitch thrown at the batter's head

Word Origin A compound of bean and ball. In baseball slang, a beanball is a pitch thrown at the batter's head — the head being the 'bean.' Bean itself is from Old English bēan, a legume, and ball from beall, a round object. The idea: a ball aimed at your bean. The same bean root gives us beanbag, beanpole, and jellybean. Ball gives us baseball, football, basketball, and even balloon (a large ball). So a beanball is a dangerous pitch, literally a ball to the head.

noun a pitch thrown at the batter's head B1

The pitcher threw a beanball, and the batter ducked.

(名词) 触身球；头部投球 【投向击球员头部的投球】

投手投出一个投打头球，击球员躲开了。

(sustantivo) un lanzamiento dirigido a la cabeza del bateador

El pitcher lanzó un **lanzamiento a la cabeza**, y el bateador se agachó.

(nom) balle à la tête [Au baseball, lancer rapide visant intentionnellement la tête du batteur.]

Le lanceur a envoyé un beanball, et le batteur s'est esquivé.

(Substantiv) Kopfball [im Baseball ein Wurf, der absichtlich auf den Kopf des Schlagmanns gezielt wird.]

Der Pitcher warf einen **beanball**, und der Schlagmann duckte sich.

(名詞) 打者の頭部めがけて投げる野球の球

投手はビーンボールを投げ、打者は身をひるがえした。

(substantivo) bola na cabeça [um arremesso lançado na cabeça do rebatedor]

O arremessador lançou uma bola na cabeça, e o rebatedor se abaixou.

Synonyms: brushback high pitch headshot Antonyms: meatball strike

noun A pitch deliberately thrown at the head of the batter. countable

The pitcher was ejected from the game for throwing a dangerous beanball.

(名词) 头部故意投球

投手因投出危险的头部近身球而被罚出场。

(sustantivo) Un lanzamiento dirigido deliberadamente a la cabeza del bateador.

El lanzador fue expulsado del juego por tirar una peligrosa bola a la cabeza.

(nom) lancer à la tête; boule à la tête [Au baseball, lancer délibérément envoyé à la tête du batteur, dans le but de l'intimider ou de le blesser.]

Le lanceur a été expulsé du match pour avoir lancé une beanball dangereuse.

(Substantiv) Kopfball (Baseball, absichtlich) [Ein Baseball-Wurf, der absichtlich auf den Kopf des Schlagmanns gezielt wird.]

Der Pitcher wurde wegen eines gefährlichen **beanballs** des Spiels verwiesen.

(名詞) 打者の頭部を狙って意図的に投げる球。日本語の「ビーンボール」に相当する。

その投手は危険なbeanball（ビーンボール）を投げたため、試合から退場させられた。

(substantivo) bola na cabeça; arremesso na cabeça do rebatedor [Um arremesso deliberadamente lançado na cabeça do rebatedor.]

O arremessador foi expulso do jogo por lançar um perigoso beanball.

Synonyms: brushback purpose pitch knockdown pitch head-seeking pitch
Word parts: bean + ball

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