outcurve

American  

[out-kurv] / ˈaʊtˌkɜrv /

noun

1. Baseball.

   1. a ball pitched so that it curves away from the batter.

   2. the course of such a ball.

2. an outward curve.

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Etymology

Origin of outcurve

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

Example Sentences

"It's an outcurve," was the thought which flashed through Gibson's mind as he saw the sphere had been started almost directly at him.

From Frank Merriwell at Yale by Standish, Burt L.

He didn’t have either an incurve or an outcurve that was worth mentioning.

From Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball by Duffield, J. W.

The next was a wide outcurve away from the plate, but Ellis did not “bite,” and it went as a ball.

From Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball by Duffield, J. W.

One afternoon, when Ainslee had taken a hand in the batting practice, Bert fed him an outcurve, and the coach smashed it to the back fence.

From Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball by Duffield, J. W.

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.