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change up

(Automotive Engineering) (intr, adverb) to select a higher gear when driving

(Baseball) baseball an unexpectedly slow ball thrown in order to surprise the batter

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Translations

w>change up

vi (Brit Aut) → einen höheren Gang einlegen, in einen höheren Gang schalten, höherschalten (inf); to change up into top → in den höchsten Gang schalten

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The concept of pitch design, which has overtaken the sport in recent years, may conjure visions of lab-coat-wearing scientists pulling new breaking balls and change ups out of test tubes.