pitching

(noun) (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team.

(noun) abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance). Synonyms: lurch, pitch. Example: "The pitching and tossing was quite exciting."

(verb) throw or toss with a light motion. Synonyms: flip, toss, sky, pitch. Examples: "Flip me the beachball." "Toss me newspaper."

(verb) move abruptly. Synonyms: lurch, pitch, shift. Example: "The ship suddenly lurched to the left."

(verb) fall or plunge forward. Synonyms: pitch. Example: "She pitched over the railing of the balcony."

(verb) set to a certain pitch. Synonyms: pitch. Example: "He pitched his voice very low."

(verb) sell or offer for sale from place to place. Synonyms: peddle, monger, huckster, hawk, vend, pitch.

(verb) be at an angle. Synonyms: slope, incline, pitch. Example: "The terrain sloped down."

(verb) heel over. Synonyms: cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch. Examples: "The tower is tilting." "The ceiling is slanting."

(verb) erect and fasten. Synonyms: pitch, set up. Example: "Pitch a tent."

(verb) throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball. Synonyms: deliver, pitch. Example: "The pitcher delivered the ball."

(verb) hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin. Synonyms: pitch.

(verb) lead (a card) and establish the trump suit. Synonyms: pitch.

(verb) set the level or character of. Synonyms: gear, pitch. Example: "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience."