slowball

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A pitch that is not a fastball or curveball; often a change-up.
2. isim Steady, cautionary behavior as a delaying tactic.

   ““We imagine that the Russians and the Chinese are going to play slowball here,” said a senior official involved in the sanctions talks.”

3. isim An easy or obvious target.

   “Remember: In work problems, use your common sense to narrow down answer choices! Now we're going to throw a "slowball" at you.”

4. fiil To pitch a slowball.
5. fiil To delay something for personal advantage.

   “A prolonged study is frequently a method of slowballing an investigation until the Senators or Congress who are interested pass from the political scene.”