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pitcher
has definitions from the fields of baseball,sport,softball,games
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[ noun ] (baseball or softball) the person who does the pitching
Examples "our pitcher has a sore arm" Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)The Orioles once_again performed at the plate in powderpuff fashion , gathering only seven blows off the offerings of three Kansas_City pitchers . Ryne_Duren and Roland_Sheldon , a rookie righthander who posted a 15 - 1 record last year for the Yanks ' Auburn ( N.Y. ) farm_club of the Class - D New_York-Pennsylvania_League , are the probable rival pitchers . Pitcher Steve_Barber joined the club one week ago after completing his hitch under the Army 's accelerated wintertime military course , also at Fort_Knox , Ky. . (Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)Spahn not_only is a superior pitcher but a gentlemanly fine fellow , a ball_player 's ball_player , as they say in the trade . With Mickey_Mantle and Yogi_Berra both out_of_action due_to injuries , the American_League champs still mounted a 15 - hit attack against a parade of eight Cincinnati pitchers , the most ever used by one team in a series game . |
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[ noun ] an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring
Synonyms Used in print (William Maxwell, The Chateau....)Since ordinary breakfast-table conversation was impossible , it was at_least something that they were able to offer Eugene the sugar_bowl with their sugar in it , and the plate of bread_and_butter , and that Eugene could return the pitcher of hot milk to them handle first . (Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)He found tepid water in a pitcher and a last bit of soap , and he lathered his face and stood stropping the razor on his broad leather belt , its buckle held firm by a knob of the bedpost . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the quantity contained in a pitcher
Synonyms Used in print (Jane Gilmore Rushing, "Against the Moon,"...)She filled a big pitcher and set it , with glasses , on a tray . Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 4767
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[ noun ] (baseball,sport) the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit
Synonyms Examples "he has played every position except pitcher" "they have a southpaw on the mound" Related terms |
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