English noun: pitching | |||
1. | pitching (act) (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team | ||
Broader (hypernym) | playing | ||
Domain category | baseball, baseball game | ||
2. | pitching (act) abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) | ||
Samples | The pitching and tossing was quite exciting. | ||
Synonyms | lurch, pitch | ||
Broader (hypernym) | motility, motion, move, movement | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | careen, rock, sway, tilt | ||
Domain category | ship | ||