throw a curve

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Definitions of throw a curve words

noun throw a curve a continuously bending line, without angles. 1
noun throw a curve the act or extent of curving. 1
noun throw a curve any curved outline, form, thing, or part. 1
noun throw a curve a curved section of a road, path, hallway, etc. 1
noun throw a curve Railroads. a curved section of track: in the U.S. the curve is often expressed as the central angle, measured in degrees, of a curved section of track subtended by a chord 100 feet (30 meters) long (degree of curve) 1
noun throw a curve Also called curve ball, curveball. Baseball. a pitch delivered with a spin that causes the ball to veer from a normal straight path, away from the side from which it was thrown. the course of such a pitched ball. 1

before 1565

One of the 32% oldest English words

1565-75; (< Middle French) < Latin curvus crooked, bent, curved

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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