outcurve
Americannoun
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Baseball.
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a ball pitched so that it curves away from the batter.
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the course of such a ball.
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an outward curve.
Etymology
Origin of outcurve
First recorded in 1880–85; after the verb phrase curve out
Example Sentences
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He didn’t have either an incurve or an outcurve that was worth mentioning.
From Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball by J. W. Duffield
Then the first ball pitched came in an outcurve which he swung at in vain.
From The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch The Cowboys' Double Round-Up by Edward Stratemeyer
One afternoon, when Ainslee had taken a hand in the batting practice, Bert fed him an outcurve, and the coach smashed it to the back fence.
From Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball by J. W. Duffield
To give an outcurve to the ball I take the same grip with the first two fingers as for the straight ball.
From A Ball Player's Career Being the Personal Experiences and Reminiscensces of Adrian C. Anson by Adrian Constantine Anson
I don’t know that your outcurve is any better than Benson’s, but you certainly have it under better control.”
From Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball by J. W. Duffield
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