Knuckleball Definition
noun
(baseball) A pitch thrown with the ball gripped on the fingertips and released with no rotation which travels over an unpredictable path to the plate due to micro-turbulence in the air.
Even the pitcher doesn't know where his knuckleball is going.
Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield is best known for his use of the knuckleball.
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An event that is hard to predict.
Our vendor keeps throwing us knuckleballs.
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verb
(intransitive, baseball) To pitch knuckleballs.
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