CURVEBALL

Meaning of CURVEBALL in English

[curve.ball] n (1936): a slow or moderately fast baseball pitch thrown with spin to make it swerve downward and usu. to the left when thrown from the right hand or to the right when thrown from the left hand -- curveball vb

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CURVEBALL — noun Date: 1936 a slow or moderately fast baseball pitch thrown with spin to make it swerve downward and usually …
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CURVEBALL — n. ball which crosses the plate on the opposite side than the side it was pitched from (Baseball); something that …
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CURVEBALL — noun Date: 1936 : a slow or moderately fast baseball pitch thrown with spin to make it swerve downward and …
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CURVEBALL — 1. сущ. ; = curve 1.3) а) (в бейсболе) бросок по дуге ( мяч после подачи летит по дуге, смещаясь …
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CURVEBALL — 1. сущ.; - curve 1.3) а) (в бейсболе) бросок по дуге (мяч после подачи летит по дуге, смещаясь влево при подаче …
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CURVEBALL — n. Pronunciation: ' k ə rv- ˌ bo ̇ l Function: noun Date: 1936 : a slow or moderately fast …
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HANG — I. verb (hung; also ~ed; ~ing) see: cunctation Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to fasten to some elevated …
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KOUFAX, SANDY — in full Sanford Koufax orig. Sanford Braun born Dec. 30, 1935, New York, N.Y., U.S. U.S. baseball pitcher. Koufax's mother …
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HANG — I. ˈhaŋ verb ( hung ˈhəŋ ; also hanged ˈhaŋd ; hang·ing ˈhaŋ-iŋ) Etymology: partly from Middle English hon, from …
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CURVE — I. ˈkərv adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin curvus; akin to Greek kyrtos convex, Middle Irish cruinn round Date: 15th …
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COMMAND — I. kə-ˈmand verb Etymology: Middle English comanden, from Anglo-French cumander, from Vulgar Latin * commandare, alteration of Latin commendare to …
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BOOK — I. ˈbu̇k noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bōc; akin to Old High German buoh book, Gothic boka letter …
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NASTY — adjective ( nas·ti·er ; -est ) Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century 1. a. : disgustingly filthy b. : physically …
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HANG — [hang] vb hung also hanged ; hang.ing [partly fr. ME hon, fr. OE hon, v.t.; partly fr. ME hangen, fr. …
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CURVE — [curve] adj [ME, fr. L curvus; akin to Gk kyrtos convex, MIr cruinn round] (15c) archaic: bent or formed into …
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BOOK — [book] n [ME, fr. OE boc; akin to OHG buoh book, Goth boka letter] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a set …
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FASTBALL — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But Leskanic brought a first-pitch, hit-me fastball down the pipe. ▪ He added a cut …
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KOUFAX, SANDY — in full Sanford Koufax orig. Sanford Braun born Dec. 30, 1935, New York, N.Y., U.S. U.S. baseball pitcher. Koufax's mother …
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CURVE BALL — = curveball
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CURVE BALL — - curveball
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