Meaning of Knuckleball | Babel Free

Definitions

1. 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.
2. A type of delivery where a fast bowler holds the ball on the knuckles of the index and middle fingers.
3. An event that is hard to predict.
   figuratively, informal

Equivalents

Examples

“Even the pitcher doesn't know⟳ where his knuckleball is going.”

“Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield is best known for his use⟳ of the knuckleball.”

“Our vendor keeps throwing us knuckleballs.”

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