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BREAKING BALL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does breaking ball mean?
• BREAKING BALL (noun)
The noun BREAKING BALL has 1 sense:
1. a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
Familiarity information: BREAKING BALL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
bender; breaking ball; curve; curve ball
Hypernyms ("breaking ball" is a kind of...):
delivery; pitch ((baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter)
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