curveball
curveball · curveballs · curveballed · curveballing
To throw a curveballTo throw a curveball.
» Tom's best pitch is his curveball.
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1 sensesTo throw a curveball.
Examples
10 sentencesTom's best pitch is his curveball.
Where did you learn to throw that curveball?
Tom pitched a curveball.
It's hard to hit a curveball.
He's a master at the curveball.
Origin
From curve + ball.From curve + ball.
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Forms
curveballs, curveballing, curveballed, curveballed| Base form | curveball · to curveball |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | curveballs |
| Present participle | curveballing |
| Past simple | curveballed |
| Past participle | curveballed |
regular · Lesson
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.