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BREAKING PITCH [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Baseball and Softball
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- curve ball
1, record 1, English, curve%20ball
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- curveball 2, record 1, English, curveball
correct
- curve 3, record 1, English, curve
correct, noun
- breaking pitch 4, record 1, English, breaking%20pitch
correct
- breaking ball 5, record 1, English, breaking%20ball
correct
- hook 6, record 1, English, hook
correct, see observation, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An off-speed pitch that is thrown with a sudden outward twist of the wrist and calculated to veer down and away from a batter who hits from the same side that the pitcher throws from. 3, record 1, English, - curve%20ball
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The golf term "hook" means also a "curve ball". The short "curve" is often used instead of "curve ball". 6, record 1, English, - curve%20ball
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Baseball et softball
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- balle courbe
1, record 1, French, balle%20courbe
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- balle courbée 2, record 1, French, balle%20courb%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- balle à effet 2, record 1, French, balle%20%C3%A0%20effet
correct, feminine noun
- lancer avec effet 3, record 1, French, lancer%20avec%20effet
correct, masculine noun
- balle cassante 2, record 1, French, balle%20cassante
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- courbe 4, record 1, French, courbe
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- cassante 4, record 1, French, cassante
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Balle lancée avec pression du majeur et du pouce de façon à donner à sa trajectoire une courbe plus ou moins prononcée. 5, record 1, French, - balle%20courbe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La balle courbe est une balle cassante mais la balle cassante n'adopte pas nécessairement la trajectoire d'une balle courbe au départ. 4, record 1, French, - balle%20courbe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les commentateurs diront «lancer une courbe», «lancer une cassante», pour signifier «une balle courbe», «une balle cassante», mais ces termes, adjectifs substantivés, sont moins usités en langue écrite. 4, record 1, French, - balle%20courbe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Béisbol y softball
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- curva
1, record 1, Spanish, curva
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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