CURVEBALL

Curveball

The curveball is a type of pitch in baseball thrown with a characteristic grip and hand movement that imparts forward spin to the ball causing it to dive in a downward path as it approaches the plate. Its close relatives are the slider and the slurve. The "curve" of the ball varies from pitcher to pitcher. Outside the context of baseball, variants of the expression "to throw a curveball" essentially translate to introducing a significant deviation to a preceding concept.

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curveball

Noun

  1. A forespin pitch thrown by rotating the index and middle fingers down and resulting in motion down "curve"
    He bit on a curveball in the dirt.
  2. An unexpected turn of events initiated by an opponent or chance.
    Life has thrown him a few curveballs.


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