Definition of BEANBALL

beanball

Plural: beanballs

Noun

  • In baseball, a pitch intentionally thrown at the batter's head.
  • a baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head
  • A pitch deliberately thrown at the head of the batter.

Examples

  • Blocking his best move felt like throwing a strategic beanball in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

From bean + ball, from the slang bean (“head”).

Synonyms

beaner

Scrabble Score: 12

beanball: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
beanball: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
beanball: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

beanball: valid Words With Friends Word