Complete Definition of "curveball"

English

Noun
en-noun

  1. baseball 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.

  1. idiom An unexpected turn of events initiated by an opponent or chance.

#: Life has thrown him a few curveballs.

Translations
trans-top|pitch in baseball
German: Curveball m
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trans-top|unexpected turn of events
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See also
fastball
hardball
slider
cut fastball
two-seam fastball
split finger fastball
sinker
screwball
softball
knuckleball

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