spitball

A noun with two distinct meanings: a small, chewed paper projectile, or an illegal baseball pitch where a foreign substance is applied to the ball.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo con dos significados diferentes: una pequeña bola de papel que se escupe, o un lanzamiento ilegal en el béisbol en el que se aplica una sustancia extraña a la pelota.

1. Paper projectile B1 informal

   A small, moistened ball of paper, often chewed and shaped, used as a playful projectile.

   • The bored student flicked a spitball across the classroom.
   • He aimed a spitball at the back of his friend's head.
   • The teacher found a pile of spitballs on the floor.

   🇪🇸Bola de papel masticado

2. Illegal baseball pitch C1 formal sport

   A baseball pitch that has been illegally altered by applying a foreign substance, such as saliva or Vaseline, to affect its trajectory.

   • The pitcher was ejected from the game for throwing a spitball.
   • Using a spitball is a serious violation of baseball rules.
   • The umpire inspected the ball for signs of a spitball.

   🇪🇸Lanzamiento ilegal con sustancia extraña

   Sinónimos: spitter

• spitballs plural form
• spitballs' possessive plural form
• spitball's possessive singular form