pitching Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
   
2. noun abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
   lurch; pitch.
   
   • the pitching and tossing was quite exciting
3. verb throw or toss with a light motion
   toss; sky; flip; pitch.
   
   • flip me the beachball
   • toss me newspaper
4. verb move abruptly
   shift; lurch; pitch.
   
   • The ship suddenly lurched to the left
5. verb fall or plunge forward
   pitch.
   
   • She pitched over the railing of the balcony
6. verb set to a certain pitch
   pitch.
   
   • He pitched his voice very low
7. verb sell or offer for sale from place to place
   monger; vend; pitch; peddle; hawk; huckster.
   
8. verb be at an angle
   slope; incline; pitch.
   
   • The terrain sloped down
9. verb heel over
   tilt; cant; slant; cant over; pitch.
   
   • The tower is tilting
   • The ceiling is slanting
10. verb erect and fasten
    set up; pitch.
    
    • pitch a tent
11. verb throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball
    deliver; pitch.
    
    • The pitcher delivered the ball
12. verb hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin
    pitch.
    
13. verb lead (a card) and establish the trump suit
    pitch.
    
14. verb set the level or character of
    gear; pitch.
    
    • She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience

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