slowball

== English == === Etymology === From slow +‎ ball. === Noun === slowball (plural slowballs) (baseball) A pitch that is not a fastball or curveball; often a change-up. Steady, cautionary behavior as a delaying tactic. An easy or obvious target. === Verb === slowball (third-person singular simple present slowballs, present participle slowballing, simple past and past participle slowballed) (baseball) To pitch a slowball. To delay something for personal advantage. === See also === slow-walk === Anagrams === lowballs