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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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.
This proved right, for Coulter tried to fool Frank with an outcurve on the next delivery.
From Frank Merriwell at Yale by Standish, Burt L.
I grip it in the same way as an outcurve.
From Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball by Duffield, J. W.
He “bit” again at an outcurve with no better result.
From Baseball Joe Around the World Pitching on a Grand Tour by Chadwick, Lester
He didn’t have either an incurve or an outcurve that was worth mentioning.
From Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball by Duffield, J. W.
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