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Webster 1913 Edition

Pitching

Pitch′ing

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Noun.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Pitching

PITCH'ING

,
ppr.
Setting; planting or fixing; throwing headlong; plunging; daubing with pitch; setting, as a tune.
1.
a. Declivous; descending; sloping; as a hill.

PITCH'ING

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Noun.
In navigation, the rising and falling of the head and stern of a ship, as she moves over waves; or the vertical vibration of a ship about her center of gravity.

Definition 2024

pitching

pitching

English

Verb

pitching

  1. present participle of pitch
    As the pilot fought the hijackers for control the aeroplane was pitching wildly.

See also

Noun

pitching ‎(plural pitchings)

  1. The act of throwing or casting.
    wild pitching in baseball
  2. The rough paving of a street to a grade with blocks of stone.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Mayhew to this entry?)
  3. (engineering) A facing of stone laid upon a bank to prevent wear by tides or currents.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɪtʃtɪŋ/

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