Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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curve | Yes | No | Yes | No |
pitch | Yes | No | Yes | No |
curve (noun) | pitch (noun) |
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a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter | the action or manner of throwing something |
curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) | an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump |
the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface | a high approach shot in golf |
a line on a graph representing data | the act of throwing a baseball or softball by the pitcher towards home plate, which initiates play by giving the batter a chance to hit it |
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes | abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) |
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration | |
degree of deviation from a horizontal plane | |
promotion by means of an argument and demonstration | |
a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk) | |
a sports field with predetermined dimensions for playing soccer | |
any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue |
curve (verb) | pitch (verb) |
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form a curl, curve, or kink | set to a certain pitch |
turn sharply; change direction abruptly | set the level or character of |
form an arch or curve | lead (a card) and establish the trump suit |
bend or cause to bend | throw or toss with a light motion |
extend in curves and turns | erect and fasten |
hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin | |
throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball | |
fall or plunge forward | |
be at an angle | |
heel over | |
move abruptly | |
sell or offer for sale from place to place |