[{"word":"curveball","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A forespin pitch thrown by rotating the index and middle fingers down and resulting in motion down \"curve\"","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He bit on a curveball in the dirt."},{"definition":"(by extension) An unexpected turn of events initiated by an opponent or chance.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Life has thrown him a few curveballs."}],"synonyms":["curve","deuce","yakker"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To throw a curveball.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/curveball"]}]