Curveball

Quick meaning: Curveball is a noun meaning (baseball) A forespin pitch thrown by rotating the index and middle fingers down and resulting in motion down "curve".

Meaning

(baseball) A forespin pitch thrown by rotating the index and middle fingers down and resulting in motion down "curve".

More Meanings

1. (by extension, chiefly US) An unexpected turn of events initiated by an opponent or chance; an exception or outlier.
2. (baseball) To throw a curveball.

Example Sentences

He bit on a curveball in the dirt.

Life has thrown him a few curveballs.

Cam Smith bounced to shortstop on a 100 mph fastball, and Jacob Melton also grounded out on an 86.9 mph curveball.

But from time to time, June throws up a curveball, in the shape of unusual and hard to predict meteorological events.

Word Forms

• curveballs
• curveballing
• curveballed

Synonyms for curveball

Depending on context, synonyms include curve, deuce, yakker, twist.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include curveballer, outcurve, screwball, knucklecurve, flutterball, hook.

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