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pitching

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: pitching

1
n
(baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
2
n
abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: pitching
1

n (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team

Type of:
playing
the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation
2

n abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)

“the pitching and tossing was quite exciting”
Synonyms:
lurch, pitch
Types:
careen, rock, sway, tilt
pitching dangerously to one side
Type of:
motility, motion, move, movement
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
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