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pitching

pitching

75 2.8
To throw the ball to a batter in baseball
  • noun
  • /ˈpɪtʃɪŋ/
  • Jargon
translation icon : lanzamiento (béisbol)
  • The Giants and the Atlanta Braves locked into a pitching duel.
  • left-handed pitching
  • right-handed pitching
  • handed pitching

But I just don't think the Yankees have enough pitching to to go with Houston's pitching.

Examples

  • I do agree with you that this is more a pitching problem than a catching problem.

    Blog text (5)

  • Although he had started out professionally as a shortstop, Marshall made a successful transition to pitching.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Time for some pitching practice.

    Blade: The Iron Cross (2020)

  • In baseball, for example, what pattern takes place with respect to pitching performance?

    Academic text (1995)

  • But Boston pitching and hitting dominated the last three games, and the misery for Cleveland fans continues.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The fate of the game now rests on the pitching arm of Angel Macias.

    The Perfect Game (2009)

  • But I just don't think the Yankees have enough pitching to to go with Houston's pitching.

    The Pivot Podcast

  • And we had solid relief pitching by the youngster Georgia Baskin.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • At one time, pitching coaches instructed pitchers to powerfully drive against the pitching rubber.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The coach emphasized that effective pitching is crucial for winning the game.

Synonyms

pitch
vspitching
171 2.5

An act of throwing or hitting a ball in sports like baseball

is only the skilled baseball throw to a batter not other sports actions
delivery
vspitching
  • Jargon
14 4.8

Throwing a baseball toward home plate to start play

is the skilled act of throwing the ball to a batter in baseball

Compounds

pitching coach
  • Jargon
7 4.2

Person who trains a baseball team's pitchers and helps them improve

pitching change
  • Jargon
1 5.9

An act of replacing the player who throws the ball with another during a baseball game

pitching wedge
  • Jargon
1 4.6

A golf club that makes the ball go high for short shots onto the green

pitching coach
  • Jargon
4.0

Person who helps people make and deliver business presentations clearly

Surface Forms

pitching singular
pitchings plural

Morphology

pitching = pitch (transparent) = pitch + ing

The noun is a straightforward nominalization of the verb 'pitch' (to throw) with the productive suffix '-ing', so learners who know 'pitch' can derive the meaning.

Etymology

Pitching comes from an older sense of pitch meaning 'to throw', which is the same idea behind a pitcher who throws the ball. So pitching in baseball is simply the act or skill of throwing the ball to the batter.