curve ball in baseball
1curve ball — curve ,ball noun count in baseball, a throw that is difficult to hit because the ball moves in a curve …
2curve ball — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms curve ball : singular curve ball plural curve balls in baseball, a throw that is difficult to hit because the ball moves in a curve …
3curve ball — /kɜv ˈbɔl/ (say kerv bawl) –noun 1. Baseball a type of pitch in which spin is imparted to the ball causing it to follow a curving trajectory which drops as the ball approaches the plate. –phrase 2. throw someone a curve ball, Colloquial to… …
4curve ball — ball which crosses the plate on the opposite side than the side it was pitched from (Baseball); something that is unexpected or something that comes in an unexpected way; hard ball, something which is extremely tricky (Slang) …
5curve ball — noun a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter • Syn: ↑curve, ↑breaking ball, ↑bender • Derivationally related forms: ↑bend (for: ↑bender) …
6curve·ball — /ˈkɚvˌbɑːl/ noun, pl balls [count] baseball : a pitch that is thrown with spin so that the ball curves in the air The batter struck out on a curveball. often used figuratively Life has thrown him a few curveballs in recent years. [=he has had… …
7curve — [[t]kɜrv[/t]] n. v. curved, curv•ing, adj. 1) math. cv a continuously bending line, without angles 2) the act or extent of curving 3) any curved outline, form, thing, or part 4) cvb a curved section of a road, railroad track, path, etc 5) spo… …
8curve — curve1 W3S3 [kə:v US kə:rv] n 1.) a line that gradually bends like part of a circle curve of ▪ the curve of her hips ▪ a sweeping curve of railroad track 2.) a line on a ↑graph that gradually bends and represents a change in the amount or level… …
9Baseball Stars — Infobox VG title = Baseball Stars caption =Cover art for Baseball Stars developer = SNK publisher = SNK designer = engine = released = JPN May 19, vgy|1989 NA July 1989 genre = Sports modes = Single player, multiplayer ratings = None platforms =… …
10Baseball — Batter, Catcher und Umpire …
