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pitcher's mound

pitcher's mound

3 3.0
A raised spot on a baseball field where the player who throws the ball stands to throw to the batter
  • noun
  • /ˈpɪtʃərz maʊnd/
translation icon : montículo del lanzador
  • The catcher met me halfway between home plate and the pitcher's mound.
  • standing on the pitcher's mound
  • pitcher's mound and home plate
  • baseball from the pitcher's mound

Examples

  • The camouflage removed, they clearly saw the pitcher's mound and base paths, even foul lines in the outfield.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • But staring him down from the pitcher's mound is the most fearsome southpaw in Green Hills:

    Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)

  • I will stand on the pitcher's mound for five minutes prior to the first pitch.

    Never Been Kissed (1999)

  • About the only thing that changes is the height of the pitcher's mound.

    Blog text (8)

  • First, you have a man on home plate, a man here on the pitcher's mound, a man at shortstop, and a man on third.

    Squeeze Play (1979)

  • Matt stepped onto the pitcher's mound and rubbed the ball in his mitt.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • As the shortstop, running with his back to home plate, made a graceful over-the-shoulder catch, Sandra, on the pitcher's mound, jumped up and down with delight.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Before his big game, he practiced throwing strikes from the pitcher's mound.

  • The pitcher's mound is located in the center of the baseball field.

  • During the match, she stood on the pitcher's mound and focused on her delivery.

Synonyms

hill
vspitcher's mound
  • Jargon
100 6.1

The raised spot on a baseball field where the pitcher stands to throw the ball

is the same raised pitching area but uses a more technical baseball term
mound
vspitcher's mound
44 4.0

The raised area of ground where the baseball pitcher stands

is the slightly raised area specifically defined as the pitcher position

Surface Forms

pitcher's mound singular
pitcher's mounds plural

Morphology

pitcher's + mound

The noun phrase is transparently built from 'pitcher' (the player who throws the ball) + 'mound' (a raised area of ground); the possessive/genitive relation indicates the mound associated with the pitcher. This compositional structure yields the definition directly and follows straightforward English noun-modifier/possessive patterns that a learner who knows both words can infer.

Etymology

Pitcher's mound is a literal picture: the pitcher is the player who throws and the mound is a small hill. So the phrase means the raised spot on a baseball field where the pitcher stands to throw the ball.