pitching

[Pitch·ing]

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

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The act of throwing or casting; a cast; a pitch; as, wild pitching in baseball.

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

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

p. pr. & vb. n.
of Pitch

n.
The act of throwing or casting; a cast; a pitch; as, wild pitching in baseball.

n.
The rough paving of a street to a grade with blocks of stone.

n.
A facing of stone laid upon a bank to prevent wear by tides or currents.

Pitching

Pitch"ing, n. 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.

The act of throwing or casting; a cast; a pitch; as, wild pitching in baseball.

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Usage Examples

Mental attitude and concentration are the keys to pitching.

I'm constantly pitching one episode where we see life through Castle's eyes. I think Castle's just a little off as far as his perception goes. A very, very clever man, but I want to see the world as Castle sees it - kind of a rose-colored glasses, all the women find him irresistible, all the guys find him super cool and do whatever he says.

My only problem is the fear that opposition bowlers might go for my fingers and that's why I was scared of the short ball. Now I am struggling with the ball pitching up and swinging away. I just keep nicking that one.

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Other Usage Examples

As soon as I got out there I felt a strange relationship with the pitcher's mound. It was as if I'd been born out there. Pitching just felt like the most natural thing in the world. Striking out batters was easy.

Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing.

A major league pitching coach is a really difficult job. It takes a big commitment in terms of time, travel and workload.

I would like to host a show, something like travel or cooking or something like that, something I'm really interested in, and so I'm pitching a couple television shows.