CURVE BALL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does curve ball mean? 

• CURVE BALL (noun)
  The noun CURVE BALL has 1 sense:

1. a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter

  Familiarity information: CURVE BALL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CURVE BALL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

bender; breaking ball; curve; curve ball

Hypernyms ("curve ball" is a kind of...):

delivery; pitch ((baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter)