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pitch⋅out

  [pich-out]
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–noun
1. Baseball. a ball purposely thrown by a pitcher too far outside of the plate for the batter to hit, esp. in anticipation of an attempted steal by a base runner.
2. Football. a lateral pass thrown behind the line of scrimmage by one back, esp. a T-formation quarterback, to another.
Origin:
1910–15, Americanism; n. use of v. phrase pitch out
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pitch·out   (pĭch'out')   
n.  

  1. Baseball A pitch deliberately thrown high and away from the batter to make it easier for the catcher to throw out a base runner who is standing off a base or attempting to steal.

  2. Football A lateral pass from the back receiving the snap from the center to another back behind the line of scrimmage.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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