curveball
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Noun
curveball noun
- 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.”
- (by extension) An unexpected turn of events initiated by an opponent or chance.“Life has thrown him a few curveballs.”
Verb
curveball verb
- To throw a curveball.
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curvedeuceyakkercurveballerbreaking balloutcurvescrewballcircle changeupknucklecurveflutterballhookfastballcut fastballrainbowwindmillforkballfour-seam fastballflipper
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