pitching
[ pich-ing ]
/ ˈpɪtʃ ɪŋ /
noun
the act of revetting or paving with small stones.
stones so used.
Words nearby pitching
Definition for pitching (2 of 3)
Origin of pitch
1
1175–1225; (v.) Middle English
picchen to thrust, pierce, set, set up (a tent, etc.), array, throw; perhaps akin to
pick1; (noun) derivative of the v.
OTHER WORDS FROM pitch
pitch·a·ble, adjectiveDefinition for pitching (3 of 3)
pitch
2
[ pich ]
/ pɪtʃ /
noun
any of various dark, tenacious, and viscous substances for caulking and paving, consisting of the residue of the distillation of coal tar or wood tar.
any of certain bitumens, as asphalt: mineral pitch.
any of various resins.
the sap or crude turpentine that exudes from the bark of pines.
verb (used with object)
to smear or cover with pitch.
Origin of pitch
2
before 900; Middle English
pich, Old English
pic < Latin
pic- (stem of
pix), whence also Dutch
pek, German
Pech; akin to Greek
píssa pitch
OTHER WORDS FROM pitch
pitch·like, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for pitching
British Dictionary definitions for pitching (1 of 2)
pitch
1
/ (pɪtʃ) /
verb
noun
Word Origin for pitch
C13
picchen; possibly related to
pick
1
British Dictionary definitions for pitching (2 of 2)
pitch
2
/ (pɪtʃ) /
noun
any of various heavy dark viscid substances obtained as a residue from the distillation of tars
See also coal-tar pitch
any of various similar substances, such as asphalt, occurring as natural deposits
any of various similar substances obtained by distilling certain organic substances so that they are incompletely carbonized
crude turpentine obtained as sap from pine trees
Related adjective: piceous
verb
(tr)
to apply pitch to (something)
Word Origin for pitch
Old English
pic, from Latin
pix
Scientific definitions for pitching
pitch
[ pĭch ]
A thick, tarlike substance obtained by distilling coal tar, used for roofing, waterproofing, and paving.
Any of various natural bitumens, such as asphalt, having similar uses.
A resin derived from the sap of a cone-bearing tree, such as a pine.
Idioms and Phrases with pitching
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