Usually means: Pitch with unexpected, deceptive motion.
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We found 19 dictionaries that define the word curve ball:

General (14 matching dictionaries)
  1. curve ball: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  2. curve ball: Collins English Dictionary
  3. curve ball: Vocabulary.com
  4. curve-ball: Wordnik
  5. curve ball: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. curve ball: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  7. curve ball: Dictionary.com
  8. Curve ball: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. curve ball: Rhymezone
  10. curve ball: FreeDictionary.org
  11. curve ball: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. curve ball: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. curve ball: Encyclopedia

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  1. curve ball: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. curve ball: Idioms

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. American-Australian Slang Dictionary (No longer online)
  2. curve ball: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See curve_balls as well.)

Definitions from WordNet (curve ball)

noun:  a baseball thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter


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