Synonyms: breaking ball, curve, curve ball, bender
Definition: a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
Similar words: pitch, delivery
Definition: (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
Definition: curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
Similar words: section, segment
Definition: one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
Usage: a section of a fishing rod; metal sections were used below ground; finished the final segment of the road
Definition: the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
Similar words: configuration, conformation, contour, shape, form
Definition: any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
Usage: he could barely make out their shapes
Synonyms: curve
Definition: a line on a graph representing data
Similar words: line
Definition: a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
Synonyms: curve, curved shape
Definition: the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
Similar words: line
Definition: a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
Definition: form a curl, curve, or kink
Usage: the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling
Similar words: change surface
Definition: undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface
Synonyms: curve, cut, sheer, slew, slue, veer, trend, swerve
Definition: turn sharply; change direction abruptly
Usage: The car cut to the left at the intersection; The motorbike veered to the right
Similar words: turn
Definition: change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
Usage: Turn towards me; The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face; She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs
Definition: bend or cause to bend
Usage: He crooked his index finger; the road curved sharply
Definition: form an arch or curve
Usage: her back arches; her hips curve nicely
Definition: extend in curves and turns
Usage: The road winds around the lake; the path twisted through the forest
Similar words: be
Definition: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
Usage: John is rich; This is not a good answer