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SCREWBALL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("screwball" is a kind of...):
delivery; pitch ((baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A whimsically eccentric person
Synonyms:
crackpot; crank; fruitcake; nut; nut case; screwball
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("screwball" is a kind of...):
eccentric; eccentric person; flake; geek; oddball (a person with an unusual or odd personality)
Derivation:
screwball (foolish; totally unsound)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Foolish; totally unsound
Example:
a screwball proposal without a prayer of working
Synonyms:
crazy; half-baked; screwball; softheaded
Classified under:
Similar:
impractical (not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Derivation:
screwball (a whimsically eccentric person)
