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slurve

slurve noun: a pitch in which the pitcher throws a slider as if they were throwing a curve ball.

Noun

slurve (plural slurves)

  1. A pitch in which the pitcher throws a slider as if they were throwing a curve ball.
    • Of the 90 pitches he threw, Igawa, who relies on a slurve, fastball and changeup, never unleashed one that traveled faster than 91 miles per hour.2008 June 20, Rainer Sabin, “Igawa Searching for a Way Back to New York”, in New York Times

Forms of slurve

pluralslurves

Origin of slurve

Blend of slider + curve.

Questions about slurve

What does slurve mean?
Slurve means a pitch in which the pitcher throws a slider as if they were throwing a curve ball.
What part of speech is slurve?
Slurve is a noun.
What is the plural of slurve?
The plural of slurve is slurves.

Words near slurve in the dictionary

  1. slurry bomber
  2. slurry bombers
  3. slurrying
  4. slurs
  5. slurs over
  6. slurve
  7. slurves
  8. Slurvian
  9. slush
  10. slush fund
  11. slush funds

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