CURVEBALL

Meaning of CURVEBALL in English

n. ball which crosses the plate on the opposite side than the side it was pitched from (Baseball); something that is unexpected or something that comes in an unexpected way

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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 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CURVEBALL — noun Date: 1936 : a slow or moderately fast baseball pitch thrown with spin to make it swerve downward and …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CURVEBALL — [curve.ball] n (1936): a slow or moderately fast baseball pitch thrown with spin to make it swerve downward and usu. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CURVEBALL — 1. сущ. ; = curve 1.3) а) (в бейсболе) бросок по дуге ( мяч после подачи летит по дуге, смещаясь …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CURVEBALL — 1. сущ.; - curve 1.3) а) (в бейсболе) бросок по дуге (мяч после подачи летит по дуге, смещаясь влево при подаче …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
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 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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 …
Английский словарь Британика
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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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FASTBALL — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But Leskanic brought a first-pitch, hit-me fastball down the pipe. ▪ He added a cut …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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 …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CURVE BALL — = curveball
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CURVE BALL — - curveball
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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