Pitching
/ˈpɪt͡ʃ.ɪŋ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of throwing or casting. countable, uncountable
"wild pitching in baseball"
- 2 (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team wordnet
- 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 abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) wordnet
- 5 A facing of stone laid upon a bank to prevent wear by tides or currents. countable, uncountable
Verb
- 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."
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Your pitching is far superior to mine."