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curveballs

curveballs is the plural of curveball.

Meaning of curveball

Noun

curveball (plural curveballs)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    curve, deuce, yakker
  2. (US, broadly) An unexpected turn of events initiated by an opponent or chance; an exception or outlier.
    • Life has thrown him a few curveballs.
    Synonyms:
    twist

See all 3 meanings of curveball

Questions about curveballs

What is curveballs the plural of?
Curveballs is the plural of curveball.

Words near curveballs in the dictionary

  1. curveball
  2. curveballed
  3. curveballer
  4. curveballers
  5. curveballing
  6. curveballs
  7. curved
  8. Curved Bar
  9. curved edge
  10. curved woodrush
  11. curvedly

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