# pitching

Pronunciation: say "PICH-ing" /ˈpɪt͡ʃ.ɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of pitch. — present participle and gerund of pitch
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of pitch. Use this form for an action happening now or as the name of the action.
   - _The team is pitching their new product to investors tomorrow._
   - _Pitching against a strong wind made every throw harder._

## Noun

2. The act of throwing or casting something.
   - Simple: The act of throwing or tossing something.
   - _Her pitching grew more accurate as the season went on._
   - _The pitching of horseshoes is a popular game at summer gatherings._
3. A facing of stone laid along a bank to protect it from wear by tides or currents.
   - Simple: Stones placed along a bank to keep water from wearing it away.
   - _Engineers reinforced the riverbank with pitching to stop the current from eroding the soil._
   - _The old stone pitching along the seawall had loosened after decades of tides._
4. Rough paving made of stone blocks set into a street to a fixed grade.
   - Simple: The rough surface of a street made by laying blocks of stone to a set level.
   - _The old lane's pitching of granite blocks rattled every cart that passed._
   - _Crews replaced the worn pitching on the steep hill with smooth asphalt._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/pitching (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).