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Pitching

noun/pˈɪtʃɪŋ/
Definition
(baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/pˈɪtʃɪŋ/
🇬🇧British English
/pˈɪtʃɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/pˈɪtʃɪŋ/
2 syllables Say it as /pˈɪtʃɪŋ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
noun(baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
nounabrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
“the pitching and tossing was quite exciting”
verbthrow or toss with a light motion
“flip me the beachball”
verbmove abruptly
“The ship suddenly lurched to the left”
verbfall or plunge forward
“She pitched over the railing of the balcony”
verbset to a certain pitch
“He pitched his voice very low”
verbsell or offer for sale from place to place
verbbe at an angle
“The terrain sloped down”
verbheel over
“The tower is tilting”
verberect and fasten
“pitch a tent”
verbthrow or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball
“The pitcher delivered the ball”
verbhit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin
verblead (a card) and establish the trump suit
verbset the level or character of
“She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience”
Word Forms
lurchverbmove abruptly
pitchverbmove abruptly
flipnoun(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
tossnoun(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
tossernounsomeone who throws lightly (as with the palm upward)
pitchnounthe action or manner of throwing something
lurchnounthe act of moving forward suddenly
pitchingnounabrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
shiftnounthe act of moving from one place to another
peddlernounan unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs
peddlingnounthe act of selling goods for a living
mongernounsomeone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
hucksternouna seller of shoddy goods
hawkernounsomeone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
hawkingnounthe act of selling goods for a living
vendibleadjectivefit to be offered for sale
vendableadjectivefit to be offered for sale
venditionnounthe act of selling goods for a living
vendernounsomeone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money
vendornounsomeone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money
vendingnounthe act of selling goods for a living
slopenounthe property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal
inclinenounan inclined surface connecting two levels
inclinationnoun(astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees
cantnouna slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force
tiltnounpitching dangerously to one side
tilternouna device for emptying a cask by tilting it without disturbing the dregs
slantnoundegree of deviation from a horizontal plane
pitchernoun(baseball) the person who does the pitching
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
pitchen
(Baseball) die Position des Pitchers in einer Baseballmannschaft spielen
🇫🇷French
lancer
(baseball) jouer le poste de lanceur dans une équipe de baseball
🇪🇸Spanish
cabeceo
(béisbol) desempeñar la posición de lanzador en un equipo de béisbol
🇮🇹Italian
lancio
(baseball) ricopre il ruolo di lanciatore in una squadra di baseball
🇳🇱Dutch
pitchen
(honkbal) het spelen van de positie van werper in een honkbalteam
🇵🇹Portuguese
lançando
(beisebol) jogar na posição de arremessador em um time de beisebol
🇷🇺Russian
качка
(бейсбол) играет на позиции питчера в бейсбольной команде
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पिचिंग
(बेसबॉल) बेसबॉल टीम में पिचर की स्थिति में खेलना
🇧🇩Bengali
পিচিং
(বেসবল) একটি বেসবল দলে পিচারের অবস্থান খেলা
🇮🇳Tamil
பிட்ச்
(பேஸ்பால்) ஒரு பேஸ்பால் அணியில் பிட்சரின் நிலையில் விளையாடுவது
🇮🇳Telugu
పిచింగ్
(బేస్ బాల్) బేస్ బాల్ జట్టులో పిచ్చర్ స్థానంలో ఆడటం
🇮🇳Marathi
पिचिंग
(बेसबॉल) बेसबॉल संघावर पिचरची स्थिती खेळत आहे
🇮🇳Gujarati
પિચિંગ
(બેઝબોલ) બેઝબોલ ટીમ પર પિચરની સ્થિતિ વગાડવી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪಿಚಿಂಗ್
(ಬೇಸ್ ಬಾಲ್) ಬೇಸ್ ಬಾಲ್ ತಂಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಪಿಚರ್ ಸ್ಥಾನವನ್ನು ಆಡುವುದು
🇮🇳Malayalam
പിച്ചിംഗ്
(ബേസ്ബോൾ) ഒരു ബേസ്ബോൾ ടീമിൽ പിച്ചറിൻ്റെ സ്ഥാനം കളിക്കുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪਿਚਿੰਗ
(ਬੇਸਬਾਲ) ਬੇਸਬਾਲ ਟੀਮ 'ਤੇ ਪਿੱਚਰ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਖੇਡਣਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
پچنگ
(بیس بال) بیس بال ٹیم میں گھڑے کی پوزیشن کھیلنا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
投球
(棒球)在棒球队中担任投手的位置
🇯🇵Japanese
ピッチング
(野球) 野球チームで投手のポジションを務めること
🇰🇷Korean
투구
(야구) 야구팀에서 투수 역할을 맡다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
ném bóng
(bóng chày) chơi ở vị trí vận động viên ném bóng trong đội bóng chày
🇹🇭Thai
การทอย
(เบสบอล) เล่นตำแหน่งเหยือกในทีมเบสบอล
🇮🇩Indonesian
anggukan
(Bisbol) memainkan posisi pelempar di tim bisbol
🇵🇭Filipino
pagtatayo
(baseball) paglalaro ng posisyon ng pitcher sa isang baseball team
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
نصب
(بيسبول) يلعب دور الرامي في فريق البيسبول
🇮🇷Persian
زمین زدن
(بیس بال) بازی در موقعیت پرتاب کننده در یک تیم بیسبال
🇹🇷Turkish
atış
(beyzbol) beyzbol takımında atıcı pozisyonunda oynamak
🇮🇱Hebrew
הִתנַדנְדוּת
(בייסבול) משחק בעמדה של קנקן בקבוצת בייסבול
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'pitching'?
The primary meaning of 'pitching' is '(baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'pitching' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'pitching' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'pitching' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'pitching' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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