changeup

noun

change·​up ˈchānj-ˌəp 

: 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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Regarding the latter, Whisenhunt struck out five batters and induced 19 swings-and-misses, including 11 with his signature changeup. —Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2025

Mark Vientos struck out on four, and Brandon Nimmo went down 0-2 on two changeups before hitting the third to right field for a single. —Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2025

The Phillies also made sure to give him two fastballs, and hey, even his changeup rates well. —Eno Sarris, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025

As the Cubs held a one-run lead in the third inning with two outs and the bases loaded, the 21-year-old rookie went with an outside 1-2 changeup from Brewers starter Freddy Peralta to the opposite field for a bases-clearing double to the left-center field gap. —Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1943, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for changeup

• buttercup
• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup