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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"Don," said Mr. Strong, "do you remember when you learned to pitch an outcurve?"
From Don Strong, Patrol Leader by William Heyliger
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
I grip it in the same way as an outcurve.
From Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball by J. W. Duffield
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 J. W. Duffield
He “bit” again at an outcurve with no better result.
From Baseball Joe Around the World Pitching on a Grand Tour by Lester Chadwick
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