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View synonyms for breaking ball
breaking ball
[ brey-king bawl ]
noun
, Baseball.
- any pitch in which the ball deviates from a straight path as it approaches the batter:
If you’re not sure if it was a slider or a curve, just say it was a breaking ball.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of breaking ball1
First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences
He took another big hack at a second breaking ball and missed again.
From The Daily Beast
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