pitching

/ˈpɪtʃɪŋ/
/ˈpɪtʃɪŋ/
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Other forms: pitchings

Definitions of pitching
  1. noun
    (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
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    type of:
    playing
    the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation
  2. noun
    abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
    “the pitching and tossing was quite exciting”
    synonyms: lurch, pitch
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    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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