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pitchout

[pich-aut] / ˈpɪtʃˌaʊt /
NOUN
screen pass
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It’s actually the act of a quarterback faking a handoff or pitchout as he drops back to pass, then throws the ball.

From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2019

A pitchout, a lateral, the worst thing that can happen to a golfer; a ball that goes off the heel of the club face and squirts directly at the gallery.

From Golf Digest ● May 6, 2016

Terrance Gore may be the fastest runner in baseball, a pint-size blur whose legs have not met their match in any catcher’s arm, pitcher’s quick move or manager’s shrewd call for a pitchout.

From New York Times ● Oct. 18, 2015

An A's catcher, Derek Norris, dropped a pitchout.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2014

My second touchdown was a fifty-two-yarder on a pitchout from Brill.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli


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