Synonyms for curve ball

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kurv

Phonetic Transcription : kɜrv

Définition of curve ball

Origin : 1690s, "curved line," from curve (v.). With reference to the female figure (usually plural, curves), from 1862; as a type of baseball pitch, from 1879.

noun baseball that curves when thrown

Example sentences :

I want you to take a picture of my curve ball, answered Joe.
Extract from : « Baseball Joe on the Giants » by Lester Chadwick

“I knew it would be a curve ball,” Devore told me after the game.
Extract from : « Pitching in a Pinch » by Christy Mathewson

I met Dick Talbot this morning and he promised to come over and take a film of my curve ball in a day or two.
Extract from : « Baseball Joe on the Giants » by Lester Chadwick

Lisud saw-un ang búla nga naglikuy, It is hard to catch a curve ball.
Extract from : « A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan » by John U. Wolff

I pitched a curve ball that was meant for the outside corner, but cut the plate better than I intended.
Extract from : « Pitching in a Pinch » by Christy Mathewson

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