Thesaurus: pitching

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Pitch
2. n. The act of throwing or casting; a cast; a pitch; as, wild pitching in baseball.
3. n. The rough paving of a street to a grade with blocks of stone.
4. n. A facing of stone laid upon a bank to prevent wear by tides or currents.
5. n. (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
6. n. abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
7. 1. The act of throwing or casting; a cast; a pitch; as, wild pitching in baseball. 2. The rough paving of a street to a grade with blocks of stone. Mayhew. 3. (Hydraul. Eng.) A facing of stone laid upon a bank to prevent wear by tides or currents. Pitching piece (Carp.), the horizontal timber supporting the floor of a platform of a stairway, and against which the stringpieces of the sloping parts are supported.
8. A facing of stone laid upon a bank to prevent wear by tides orcurrents. Pitching piece (Carp.), the horizontal timber supportingthe floor of a platform of a stairway, and against which thestringpieces of the sloping parts are supported.
9. n:100 n. (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team