Curveball Definition

kʉrvbôl
curveballs
noun
Webster's New World

(baseball) 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.
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An unexpected turn of events initiated by an opponent or chance.
Life has thrown him a few curveballs.
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Noun

Singular:
curveball
Plural:
curveballs

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