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rock vs pitching

pitching vs rock

rock and pitching both are nouns.

rock is a verb but pitching is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rock Yes No Yes No
pitching Yes No No No
As nouns, pitching is a hypernym of rock; that is, pitching is a word with a broader meaning than rock:
  • rock: pitching dangerously to one side
  • pitching: abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
Other hypernyms of rock include lurch, pitch.
rock (noun) pitching (noun)
pitching dangerously to one side (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint)
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
(figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable
material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
rock (verb) pitching (verb)
move back and forth or sideways
cause to move back and forth
Difference between rock and pitching

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