Baseball. A delivery in which the pitcher causes the ball to deviate from a straight path by imparting spin; = curveball, n. 1. In early use…
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释义 | society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [noun] > pitching > movement of ball (7) curve1874 Baseball. A delivery in which the pitcher causes the ball to deviate from a straight path by imparting spin; = curveball, n. 1. In early use… outcurve1881 Baseball. A technique of pitching a ball so that it curves away from the batter; the course of such a ball; a ball pitched so as to curve in this way. incurve1886 In baseball and softball, the bending or curving of a ball inwards (i.e. across the front of the batter); the course of such a ball; a ball… outshoot1887 Baseball. = outcurve, n. 1. Now historical. inshoot1892 The act of causing the ball to move rapidly inward, as a ball that is pitched with a curve; a ball which moves thus. pretzel bender1908 Baseball. A curve ball; (also) a curve-ball pitcher. Cf. earlier pretzel curve n. at pretzel, n. compounds. fade-away1909 Baseball. (See quot. 1961.) |
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