Pitcher

  • 11pitcher — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. carafe, jug, jar, bottle, vessel, ewer, cruet, decanter; hurler, tosser, arm (sl.), chucker, spitballer, relief or starting pitcher, left or right hander, righty, lefty, portsider, southpaw. See… …

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  • 12pitcher — [[t]pɪ̱tʃə(r)[/t]] pitchers 1) N COUNT A pitcher is a jug. [mainly AM] ...a pitcher of iced water. Syn: ewer 2) N COUNT A pitcher is a large container made of clay. Pitchers are usually round in shape and have a narrow neck and two handles shaped …

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  • 13Pitcher — Pit|cher 〈[pı̣tʃə(r)] m. 3〉 1. 〈Sp.; Basketball〉 Werfer 2. bauchiger (Wasser )Krug [engl.] * * * Pịt|cher, der; s, [engl. pitcher] (Baseball, Softball): Werfer. * * * Pitcher   [ pɪtʃə, englisch] …

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  • 14pitcher — 1. n. 1 a large usu. earthenware jug with a lip and a handle, for holding liquids. 2 a modified leaf in pitcher form. 3 (in pl.) broken pottery crushed and reused. Phrases and idioms: pitcher plant any of various plants, esp. of the family… …

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  • 15pitcher — See: LITTLE PITCHERS HAVE BIG EARS, RELIEF PITCHER, STARTING PITCHER …

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  • 16pitcher — See: LITTLE PITCHERS HAVE BIG EARS, RELIEF PITCHER, STARTING PITCHER …

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  • 17pitcher — (Voz inglesa.) ► sustantivo masculino DEPORTES Jugador lanzador que inicia cada jugada en el béisbol. TAMBIÉN pícher * * * pitcher (ingl.; pronunc. [pítcher]) m. Dep. Jugador de béisbol que lanza la pelota al bateador …

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  • 18Pitcher — This unusual surname, found chiefly in East Anglia, is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is thought, in some cases, to be from an occupational name for a caulker , one who sealed the seams of ships with a mixture of rope fibres and pitch. The derivation …

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  • 19pitcher — See: little pitchers have big ears, relief pitcher, starting pitcher …

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  • 20pitcher — UK [ˈpɪtʃə(r)] / US [ˈpɪtʃər] noun [countable] Word forms pitcher : singular pitcher plural pitchers 1) a) British a container made of clay with two handles, used for holding liquids b) mainly American a jug for serving liquids from 2) the player …

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