spitball

Word parts

spit + ball

Noun

Singular spitball

Plural spitballs

1. (countable) (baseball) A spitball is a pitch of a baseball that has been partly covered with saliva.

Verb

Plain form spitball

Third-person singular spitballs

Past tense spitballed

Past participle spitballed

Present participle spitballing

1. (baseball) If you spitball a ball, you moisten it with saliva before pitching it.
2. If you spitball, you brainstorm ideas.