changeup

noun

change·​up ˈchānj-ˌəp 

: a slow pitch in baseball thrown with the same motion as a fastball in order to deceive the batter

Examples of changeup in a Sentence

The batter struck out on a changeup.

Recent Examples on the Web

Sunday, his changeup looked downright evil, responsible for retiring each of his first five strikeout victims. —Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 30 June 2025

According to Baseball Savant, Williams threw his changeup about 54% of the time in April and May while turning to his four-seamer roughly 46% of the time. —Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 June 2025

Harris really must develop a better changeup and split to go from Atlanta Braves prospect to Atlanta Braves relief pitcher. —Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025

Willett, who stopped getting at-bats during for the second half of the season before getting them back in the tournament, took a changeup from Hurley up the middle and Anna Craft raced around from second to score the game’s only run. —Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 13 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1943, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for changeup

• buttercup
• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup