change up

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To throw a pitch at a much slower than expected speed

He changed up on Wilson after three fastballs and struck him out.

To confuse someone by doing something unexpected or in an unexpected way

I thought that we were going to study the project some more, but then he came back from the weekend and changed up, making it a top priority.

When you change up, you move the gear lever in the vehicle you are driving in order to use a higher gear. I accelerated and changed up
A pitch thrown with the arm motion of a fastball, but which travels at a much slower velocity because it is released without the fingers adding power to the delivery

The pitcher had a devastating change-up.

An unexpected event

This RFQ is a real change-up.

a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball
change up

    Turkish pronunciation

    çeync ʌp

    Pronunciation

    /ˈʧānʤ ˈəp/ /ˈʧeɪnʤ ˈʌp/

    Etymology

    [ 'chAnj ] (verb.) 13th century. Middle English, from Old French changier, from Latin cambiare to exchange, probably of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish camm crooked.
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