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 “bit” again at an outcurve with no better result.
From Baseball Joe Around the World Pitching on a Grand Tour by Lester Chadwick
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
Then he sent in a straight ball, following this by another outcurve, and almost before he knew it the batter was struck out.
From The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck Stirring Adventures in the Oil Fields by Edward Stratemeyer
Coulter had warned Peck against giving Merriwell an outcurve.
From Frank Merriwell at Yale by Burt L. Standish
The next moment the ball flew from his hand and, describing an outcurve, grazed the tangent point of Eschenbach's waist-line into the outstretched palm of Max Croplin.
From The Competitive Nephew by Montague Glass
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