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pitch vs ball

ball vs pitch

pitch and ball both are nouns.

pitch and ball both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pitch Yes No Yes No
ball Yes No Yes No
As nouns, ball is a hyponym of pitch; that is, ball is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pitch:
  • pitch: 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
  • ball: a pitch that is not in the strike zone
Other hyponyms of pitch include balk, beanball, beaner, change-of-pace, change-of-pace ball, change-up, off-speed pitch, bender, breaking ball, curve, curve ball, duster, bullet, fastball, heater, hummer, smoke, knuckleball, knuckler, overhand pitch, passed ball, screwball, sinker, spitball, spitter, strike, submarine ball, submarine pitch, wild pitch.
pitch (noun) ball (noun)
the action or manner of throwing something a pitch that is not in the strike zone
an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
a high approach shot in golf round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
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 spherical object used as a plaything
abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) a solid projectile that is shot by a musket
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass
degree of deviation from a horizontal plane one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
promotion by means of an argument and demonstration a lavish dance requiring formal attire
a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk) a compact mass
a sports field with predetermined dimensions for playing soccer an object with a spherical shape
any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
pitch (verb) ball (verb)
set to a certain pitch form into a ball by winding or rolling
set the level or character of to live very well
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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