breaking ball
[ brey-king bawl ]
/ ˈbreɪ kɪŋ ˈbɔl /
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.
Nearby words
breakfast club, breakfast food, breakfront, breaking, breaking and entering, breaking ball, breaking point, breakneck, breakoff, breakout, breakover
Origin of breaking ball
First recorded in 1905–10
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