screwball
A pitch thrown with added pressure by the index finger and a twisting wrist motion…A pitch thrown with added pressure by the index finger and a twisting wrist motion resulting in a motion to the right when thrown by a right-handed pitcher.
» Tom is a screwball.
Meaning
3 sensesA pitch thrown with added pressure by the index finger and a twisting wrist motion resulting in a motion to the right when thrown by a right-handed pitcher.
The screwball is not thrown much because it tends to damage pitcher's arms.
Screwball
(US, derogatory, informal)One who behaves in a crazy manner.
I will not listen to this screwball any longer.
Spinner, Verrückter, Irrer
A screwball comedy.
- a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown
- a whimsically eccentric person
Examples
2 sentencesTom is a screwball.
He is a screwball.
ruОн чудак.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From screw + ball.From screw + ball.
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Forms
plural: screwballs| Singular | screwball |
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