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Curve Ball meaning in English
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Curve Ball
see synonyms of curve ballNoun
1. bender, breaking ball, curve, curve ball
a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Curve Ball
see synonyms of curve balln.
1. Baseball Any of several pitches that veer to the left when thrown with the right hand and to the right when thrown with the left hand.
2. Slang Something that is unexpected or designed to trick or deceive: That last question on the exam was a real curve ball.
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