pitching
/ˈpɪtʃtɪŋ/ · verb
Meaning
- To cover or smear with pitch.
- To darken; to blacken; to obscure.
- To throw.
- To throw (the ball) toward a batter at home plate.
- To play baseball in the position of pitcher.
- To throw away; discard.
- To promote, advertise, or attempt to sell.
- To deliver in a certain tone or style, or with a certain audience in mind.
- To produce a note of a given pitch.
- To fix or set the tone of.
- The act of throwing or casting.
- The rough paving of a street to a grade with blocks of stone.
- A facing of stone laid upon a bank to prevent wear by tides or currents.
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