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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

brush•back n. [Baseball.]

Sporta fastball thrown high and inside to force the batter away from the plate, often to intimidate.

noun, nominal use of verb, verbal phrase brush back 1950–55

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