noun
Meaning 1
The act of throwing or casting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- wild pitching in baseball
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
pitching
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈpɪt͡ʃ.ɪŋ/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɪtʃɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: P IH1 CH IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The rough paving of a street to a grade with blocks of stone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A facing of stone laid upon a bank to prevent wear by tides or currents.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of pitch
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Examples
- As the pilot fought the hijackers for control the aeroplane was pitching wildly.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
(baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: playing
noun
Meaning 6
abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the pitching and tossing was quite exciting
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lurch, pitch
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: motion, movement, move, motility
Narrower terms: rock, careen, sway, tilt
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Real reading context