Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pull the string

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables
pul-l the string
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To throw an off-speed pitch, a change up, to cause the hitter to swing early and miss.

Inflected Forms

pulls the string (present, singular) pulling the string (participle, present) pulled the string (participle, past) pulled the string (past)

Phrases

pull the strings

Frequently Paired Words

pull the strings

Questions

What does pull the string mean?
To throw an off-speed pitch, a change up, to cause the hitter to swing early and miss.

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