Definition of Knuckleball

1. Noun. A baseball pitch thrown with little speed or spin.

Exact synonyms: Knuckler
Generic synonyms: Delivery, Pitch

Definition of Knuckleball

1. Noun. (baseball) A pitch thrown with the ball gripped on the fingertips and released with no rotation which travels over an unpredictable path to the plate due to micro-turbulence in the air. ¹

2. Noun. An event that is hard to predict. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive baseball) To pitch knuckleballs. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Knuckleball

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Knuckleball

knuckle-dragger
knuckle-dragging
knuckle-duster
knuckle-dusters
knuckle-walking
knuckle down
knuckle dragger
knuckle draggers
knuckle duster
knuckle dusters
knuckle joint
knuckle pads
knuckle sandwich
knuckle sign
knuckle under
knuckleball (current term)
knuckleballed
knuckleballer
knuckleballers
knuckleballing
knucklebone
knucklebones
knucklecurve
knucklecurves
knuckled
knuckled down
knuckledragger
knuckledraggers
knuckleduster

Literary usage of Knuckleball

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. What Wisconsin Took by Paul Dickey (2006)
"Our star reliever is truth although on occasion we may keep him warming up in the bullpen, rest his knuckleball, doubt that he exists, fine him for showing ..."

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