Definition of breaking ball
baseball
:a pitch that curves
- The pitcher threw a breaking ball.
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: to separate into parts with suddenness or violence
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: fracture
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to fracture a bone of (a bodily part)
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: an act or action of breaking
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: the opening shot in a game of pool or billiards
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: a gap or opening caused or appearing as if caused by damage : a condition produced by or as if by breaking : gap
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