pitching

word · lemma: pitch

/ˈpɪtʃɪŋ/
PI-ching
/pˈɪtʃɪŋ/
PI-ching

Definition

'Pitching' is most often used for throwing the ball in baseball, but can also mean presenting ideas or products to others, or tilting an object at an angle.

Usage & Nuances

In sports, 'pitching' almost always refers to baseball. In business, 'pitching' is used as 'pitching ideas' or 'pitching a proposal', meaning to present persuasively. Not commonly used for 'tilting' except in technical contexts. Avoid confusing with 'throwing' in non-baseball sports.

Spanish: lanzamiento (béisbol) - presentar (ideas) - inclinar (objeto)Portuguese (BR): arremesso (beisebol) - apresentar (ideias) - inclinação (objeto)Portuguese (PT): lançamento (basebol) - apresentar (ideias) - inclinação (objeto)Chinese (Simplified): 投球（棒球）- 推销（想法）- 倾斜（物体）Chinese (Traditional): 投球（棒球）- 推銷（想法）- 傾斜（物體）Hindi: पिचिंग (बेसबॉल) - विचार प्रस्तुत करना - झुकाना (वस्तु)Arabic: إلقاء الكرة (بيسبول) - عرض (أفكار) - إمالة (جسم)Bengali: পিচিং (বেসবল ছোড়া) - উপস্থাপন (পরিকল্পনা/আইডিয়া) - কাত করা (প্রযুক্তিগত)Russian: питчинг (в бейсболе) - презентовать (идею/проект) - наклонять (технически)Japanese: ピッチング（野球の投球） - プレゼンする（アイデアや商品） - 傾ける（技術的）Vietnamese: ném bóng (bóng chày) - thuyết trình (ý tưởng/sản phẩm) - nghiêng (kỹ thuật)Korean: 피칭(야구 투구) - 제안/아이디어를 제시함 - 기울임(기술적)Turkish: atış yapmak (beyzbol) - sunum yapmak (fikir/proje) - eğmek (teknik)Urdu: پچنگ (بیس بال میں گیند پھینکنا) - پیش کرنا (خیال/تجویز) - جھکانا (تکنیکی)Indonesian: melempar bola (bisbol) - mempresentasikan (ide/proposal) - memiringkan (teknis)

Example Sentences

She is pitching her business idea to the investors.

basic

The technician is pitching the antenna to get a better signal.

basic

I'm pitching a new ad campaign to the team tomorrow—wish me luck!

natural

The boat was pitching up and down in the storm.

natural

He is pitching the ball in the baseball game.

basic

He's been pitching great this season—almost no one can hit his fastball.

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