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View synonyms for cement mixer
cement mixer
[ si-ment mik-ser ]
noun
- Also called con·crete mix·er [kon, -kreet mik-ser]. a machine having a revolving drum, often motor-driven, for mixing cement, sand, gravel, and water to produce concrete.
- Baseball Slang. a pitch that is meant to be an unhittable breaking ball but instead becomes hittable as it goes into a side spin that travels into the strike zone:
Lyons hit a stand-up double on that cement mixer, and he looked just as surprised as the pitcher when it happened.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cement mixer1
First recorded in 1905–10 cement mixer fordef 1, and in 2005–10 cement mixer fordef 2
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Example Sentences
He can leap five feet six, run or hike indefinitely, exhaust a cement-mixer, say "stick" in all tongues and "quit" in none.
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You ever see a cement mixer that hasn't been cleaned out after use for a few dozen times?
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There was enough of the mix in the form to make a thousand cats, and more was being mixed in a portable cement mixer.
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