outcurve
Americannoun
-
Baseball.
-
a ball pitched so that it curves away from the batter.
-
the course of such a ball.
-
-
an outward curve.
Etymology
Origin of outcurve
First recorded in 1880–85; after the verb phrase curve out
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
If it was an outcurve it seemed certain to pass over the center of the plate, and it would not do to let it pass.
From Frank Merriwell at Yale by Standish, Burt L.
The captain stood somewhat back from the plate, a fact that induced Wayne to try him with the speedy outcurve.
From The Redheaded Outfield by Grey, Zane
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 Stratemeyer, Edward
Coulter had warned Peck against giving Merriwell an outcurve.
From Frank Merriwell at Yale by Standish, Burt L.
That outcurve of his is awfully hard to hit, and his drop ball is a pippin.”
From The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall Or, Great Days in School and Out by Davenport, Spencer
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
