pitching

noun — 3 senses

pitching

noun

/ˈpɪt͡ʃ.ɪŋ/

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.

  • All this testifies to that yearning for green fields and rural sports which a life amidst bricks, pavements and pitching-stonesc. 1874, Henry Mayhew, London Characters:
3

Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A facing of stone laid upon a bank to prevent wear by tides or currents.

Derived terms
defense-independent pitching statistics, pitching piece, pitching wedge

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