pitching (verb)

  • 21pitch for — PHRASAL VERB: usu cont If someone is pitching for something, they are trying to persuade other people to give it to them. [V P n] ...laws prohibiting the state s accountants from pitching for business... [V P n] It was middle class votes they… …

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  • 22pitch — pitch1 [ pıtʃ ] noun ** ▸ 1 how high/low sound is ▸ 2 strength of emotion etc. ▸ 3 something you say to persuade ▸ 4 a throw of the ball ▸ 5 black sticky substance ▸ 6 slope of roof etc. ▸ 7 ship/aircraft movement ▸ 8 in climbing ▸ 9 high hit in… …

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  • 23scend — n. & v. Naut. n. 1 the impulse given by a wave or waves (scend of the sea). 2 a plunge of a vessel. v.intr. (of a vessel) plunge or pitch owing to the impulse of a wave. Etymology: alt. f. SEND or DESCEND * * * verb rise or heave upward under the …

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  • 24pick — I. verb Etymology: Middle English piken, partly from Old English *pīcian (akin to Middle Dutch picken to prick); partly from Middle French piquer to prick more at pike Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to pierce, penetrate, or break up with a …

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  • 25pitch — I. noun Etymology: Middle English pich, from Old English pic, from Latin pic , pix; akin to Greek pissa pitch, Old Church Slavic pĭcĭlŭ Date: before 12th century 1. a black or dark viscous substance obtained as a residue in the distillation of… …

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  • 26Wind-up — or windup can refer to: * a verb for terminating the existence of a company or other entity with a view to its liquidation and dissolution * the windup is one of the two legal pitching positions in baseball * Wind up Records, a New York record… …

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  • 27coach — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 person who trains people in sports, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ good, successful, top ▪ a top basketball coach ▪ professional ▪ chief ( …

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  • 28History of cricket to 1725 — The history of cricket to 1725 traces the sport s development from its perceived origins to the stage where it had become a major sport in England and had been introduced to other countries.The earliest definite reference to cricket occurs in… …

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  • 29pitch — I UK [pɪtʃ] / US noun Word forms pitch : singular pitch plural pitches ** 1) a) [countable] British a flat area of ground for playing particular sports on. The American word is field a football/cricket/rugby pitch a synthetic/artificial/all… …

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  • 30reinforce — also reenforce verb Etymology: re + inforce, alteration of enforce Date: 1567 transitive verb 1. to strengthen by additional assistance, material, or support ; make stronger or more pronounced < reinforce levees > < reinforce the elbows of a&#8230; …

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