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pitcher::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hurler, twirler |
| Type of | ballplayer, baseball player, thrower |
| Has types | starting pitcher, southpaw, left-handed pitcher, left-hander, left hander, lefthander, lefty, relief pitcher, reliever, right-hander, right-handed pitcher, screwballer, fireman |
| Derivation | pitch |
our pitcher has a sore arm.
pitcher::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | pitcherful |
| Type of | containerful |
pitcher::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ewer |
| Type of | vessel |
| Has types | creamer, cream pitcher |
Examples of pitcher
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It starts every pitcher at 50 points and adds or subtracts based on game events.
From the stltoday.com
Angry Toronto pitcher Shaun Marcum is already circling the date on his calendar.
From the washingtontimes.com
Despite those lofty numbers, he might not even be the A's most talented pitcher.
From the sacbee.com
They allowed 11 home runs, with each starting pitcher giving up at least a pair.
From the denverpost.com
The right-hander is that rare pitcher who gets stronger as the game gets longer.
From the denverpost.com
Getting an interview with 1950s-'60s Hall of Fame pitcher Koufax was a big coup.
From the freep.com
The biggest pitcher left on the market is Oswalt, who next gets the ball Friday.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
He became just the 12th pitcher with 14 or more strikeouts in a postseason game.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Brewers pitcher Manny Parra is getting a second opinion on his injured left hip.
From the latimes.com
- (baseball) the person who does the pitching; "our pitcher has a sore arm"
- An open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring
- The quantity contained in a pitcher
- (botany) a leaf that that is modified in such a way as to resemble a pitcher or ewer
- (pitched) (of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form; "high-pitched"
- (pitched) set at a slant; "a pitched rather than a flat roof"
- A pitcher is a container with a spout used for storing and pouring contents which are liquid in form. Generally a pitcher also has a handle, which makes pouring easier.
- (Pitchers (ceramic material)) Pitchers are pottery that has been broken in the course of manufacture. Biscuit pitchers are crushed, ground and re-used, either as a low-percentage addition to the virgin raw materials on the same factory or elsewhere. ...
- (Pitching) In baseball, a pitch is the act of throwing a baseball toward home plate to start a play. The term comes from the Knickerbocker Rules. Originally, the ball had to be literally "pitched" underhand, as with pitching horseshoes. Overhand throwing was not allowed until 1884.
