changeup

noun

change·​up ˈchānj-ˌəp How to pronounce changeup (audio)
: 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.
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Austin Wells then walked on full-count changeup but an ABS challenge by Rays catcher Liam Hicks ruled the pitch caught the inside corner for a strikeout, bringing up Volpe. — CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 Austin Wells then walked on a full-count changeup, but an ABS challenge by Rays catcher Liam Hicks ruled the pitch caught the inside corner for a strikeout, bringing up Volpe. — Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 Hernández let Sale’s first pitch, a changeup in and off the plate, go for a ball. — Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 Aranda drove Cole’s 2-2 changeup several rows deep into the right-center stands for his first career postseason hit. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for changeup

Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of changeup was in 1934

Rhymes for changeup

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“Changeup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/changeup. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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