motion vs pitch

pitch vs motion

motion and pitch both are nouns.

motion and pitch both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
motion	Yes	No	Yes	No
pitch	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, pitch is a hyponym of motion; that is, pitch is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than motion:

motion: a change of position that does not entail a change of location
pitch: abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)

Other hyponyms of motion include abduction, adduction, agitation, body English, circumduction, disturbance, fetal movement, foetal movement, dart, flit, gesture, headshake, headshaking, inclination, inclining, eversion, everting, inversion, inversion, upending, jerk, jerking, jolt, saccade, kick, kicking, kneel, kneeling, lurch, pitching, eye movement, opening, prostration, reach, reaching, stretch, reciprocation, reclining, retraction, retroflection, retroflexion, rotary motion, rotation, closing, shutting, sitting, posing, sitting, snap, squat, squatting, sweep, toss, quiver, quivering, vibration, wave, flicker, flutter, waver, standing, span, straddle, stroke, squirm, wiggle, wriggle, eurhythmics, eurhythmy, eurythmics, eurythmy.

motion (noun)	pitch (noun)
a change of position that does not entail a change of location	the action or manner of throwing something
the act of changing location from one place to another	an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals	a high approach shot in golf
a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote	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
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something	abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object	the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
a state of change	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

motion (verb)	pitch (verb)
show, express or direct through movement	set to a certain pitch
	set the level or character of
	lead (a card) and establish the trump suit
	throw or toss with a light motion
	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

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