sling stresses either the use of whirling momentum in throwing or directness of aim.
slung the bag over his shoulder
Examples of pitch in a Sentence
Verb (2)
needed help pitching a tent
when a wave hit the float, I lost my balance and pitched into the lake
the ship pitched in the choppy sea pitched the baseball almost 50 feet
we decided to pitch that whole system and start over again
the cutting-edge ad agency was hired to pitch our products to a younger generation of consumers
the roof should be pitched steeply enough to prevent an excessive accumulation of snow Noun (2)
the daring pitch of the escaped prisoner into the swirling ocean waters at the base of the cliff
the steep pitch of the roof makes it too dangerous to walk on
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
He’s gone as far as seven innings only three times and thrown 100 or more pitches only four times.—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 16 July 2024 With the new format, contestants had a maximum amount of 40 pitches over three minutes – whichever came first – before entering the three-out bonus period.—Homero De La Fuente, CNN, 16 July 2024 Wright’s fastball averages in the low 90s but his slider was rated as one of the top pitches of any pitcher in this year’s draft.—Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 15 July 2024 As Spain's next generation of world-class players – like Lamine Yamal – have risen through the ranks, the success of the country's coaching approach has been borne out on the pitch.—Julia O'Driscoll, The Week Uk, theweek, 15 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for pitch
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English pich, from Old English pic, from Latin pic-, pix; akin to Greek pissa pitch, Old Church Slavonic pĭcĭlŭ
Verb (2)
Middle English pichen to thrust, drive, fix firmly, probably from Old English *piccan, from Vulgar Latin *piccare — more at pike
First Known Use
Noun (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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