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knuckleball noun[ C ] uk /ˈnʌk.əl.bɔːl/ us /ˈnʌk.əl.bɑːl/ in baseball, a type of pitch (= throw) that moves in an irregular way and is hard to hit: He would occasionally surprise the hitter with a knuckleball. I learned how to throw a knuckleball when I was at college. The knuckleball has a unique place in the culture of baseball. His signature pitch was a knuckleball that left hitters shaking their heads in astonishment. The knuckleball is rarely seen in the major leagues these days. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Baseball & rounders 1-2-3 inning ahead alley around the hornidiom at bat bomb curve heater hit the ball out of the parkidiom hitting coach home plate home stand horsehide sac spitter split-fingered fastball splitter squeeze play starting pitcher swing |