Pitching

//ˈpɪt͡ʃ.ɪŋ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of throwing or casting. countable, uncountable

    "wild pitching in baseball"

  2. 2
    (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team wordnet
  3. 3
    The rough paving of a street to a grade with blocks of stone. countable, uncountable

    "All this testifies to that yearning for green fields and rural sports which a life amidst bricks, pavements and pitching-stones"

  4. 4
    abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) wordnet
  5. 5
    A facing of stone laid upon a bank to prevent wear by tides or currents. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of pitch form-of, gerund, participle, present

    "As the pilot fought the hijackers for control the aeroplane was pitching wildly."

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