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outcurve

[ out-kurv ]

/ ˈaʊtˌkɜrv /

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noun

Baseball.

a ball pitched so that it curves away from the batter.
the course of such a ball.

an outward curve.

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Origin of outcurve

First recorded in 1880–85; after the verb phrase curve out

Words nearby outcurve

outcome, out-country, outcrop, outcross, outcry, outcurve, Out, damned spot!, outdare, outdate, outdated, outdistance

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How to use outcurve in a sentence

He struck at the next and missed, and then Jim fanned him with a slow outcurve that he almost broke his back in reaching for.
Baseball Joe, Captain of the Team|Lester Chadwick
The next was a wide outcurve away from the plate, but Ellis did not “bite,” and it went as a ball.
Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball|J. W. Duffield
The third ball pitched was a wide outcurve at which Larry refused to bite.
Baseball Joe Around the World|Lester Chadwick
Then the first ball pitched came in an outcurve which he swung at in vain.
The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch|Edward Stratemeyer

To make him hit into a double play, Jim made the next an outcurve.
Baseball Joe, Captain of the Team|Lester Chadwick