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slurves

slurves is the plural of slurve.

Meaning of slurve

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

Questions about slurves

What is slurves the plural of?
Slurves is the plural of slurve.

Words near slurves in the dictionary

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

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