Definitions for pitching

Overview of noun pitching

The noun pitching has 2 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (7) pitching

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

2. (1) lurch, pitch, pitching

(abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting")

Overview of verb pitch

The verb pitch has 12 senses? (first 4 from tagged texts)

1. (6) flip, toss, sky, pitch

(throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper")

2. (5) lurch, pitch, shift

(move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left")

3. (2) pitch

(fall or plunge forward; "She pitched over the railing of the balcony")

4. (1) pitch

(set to a certain pitch; "He pitched his voice very low")

5. peddle, monger, huckster, hawk, vend, pitch

(sell or offer for sale from place to place)

6. slope, incline, pitch

(be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down")

7. cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch

(heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting")

8. pitch, set up

(erect and fasten; "pitch a tent")

9. deliver, pitch

(throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball; "The pitcher delivered the ball")

10. pitch

(hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin)

11. pitch

(lead (a card) and establish the trump suit)

12. gear, pitch

(set the level or character of; "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience")