pitcher

Definition von pitcher im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: The dominant partner in a homosexual relationship or sexual encounter between two men; One who pitches anything, as hay, quoits, a ball, etc; the player who delivers the ball to the batter; A tubular or cuplike appendage or expansion of the leaves of certain plants. See; A sort of crowbar for digging; A wide-mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids, with a spout or protruding lip and a handle; a water jug or jar with a large ear or handle; {n} a large earthen pot, a pointed iron bar; (baseball) the person who does the pitching; "our pitcher has a sore arm"; The pitcher went once too often to the well The dodge was tried once too often, and utterly failed The same sentiment is (Atasözü)ial in most European languages; In baseball, the pitcher is the person who throws the ball to the batter, who tries to hit it; the quantity contained in a pitcher; A tubular or cuplike appendage or expansion of the leaves of certain plants. See w: pitcher plant; A pitcher is a jug. a pitcher of iced water; an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring (baseball) the person who does the pitching; "our pitcher has a sore arm"; {i} jug, carafe, jar; one who throws the ball to the batter (Baseball); The player who starts each play by throwing from the rubber on the pitcher's mound toward home plate and the batter; an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring; A tubular or cuplike appendage or expansion of the leaves of certain plants; the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit; "he has played every position except pitcher"; "they have a southpaw on the mound"; A pitcher is a large container made of clay. Pitchers are usually round in shape and have a narrow neck and two handles shaped like ears; specifically (Baseball), the player who delivers the ball to the batsman
pitcher plant: any of various insectivorous plants of the genera Sarracenia, Nepenthes, or Darlingtonia that have pitcher-like leaves with slippery sides that attract and trap insects
pitcher's count: A count favourable to the pitcher, usually with two strikes; a 1-2, 0-2, or 0-1 count
The infield defence has moved to double play depth on the pitcher's count.
pitcher-bawd: An elder, worn-out, or semi-retired prostitute working in a tavern, who is only desired for fetching pitchers of beer for patrons
pitcher plant: Any of various insectivorous plants of the genera Sarracenia, Nepenthes, or Darlingtonia, having pitcherlike leaves that attract and trap insects. Any carnivorous plant with pitcher-, trumpet-, or urn-shaped leaves. Several families include pitcher plants: Nepenthaceae (Old World pitcher plants), Cephalotaceae, Asclepiadaceae (milkweed family), and especially Sarraceniaceae (New World pitcher plants, particularly those in the eastern North American genus Sarracenia). Pitcher plants inhabit bogs, swamps, wet or sandy meadows, or savannas where the soils are water-saturated, acidic, and deficient in nitrates or phosphates. Their unusual tubular leaves have a series of nectar-secreting glands that extend from the lip down into the interior and attract insects. Once in the plant, the prey tumbles down into a liquid pool and drowns, after which an enzyme secreted within the leaf digests it, releasing nitrates and other nutrients, which supplement the meager nutrient supply of bogs. Most pitcher plants produce pitcher-shaped, insect-catching leaves in the spring and tubeless leaves in the fall. Their flowers are showy and have an agreeable scent
pitcher plant: any of several insectivorous herbs of the order Sarraceniales
pitcher sage: California plant with woolly stems and leaves and large white flowers California erect and sparsely branched perennial
little pitcher: A child
Promise not to tell, or I shall be teased to death, she added, anxiously, entirely forgetting the two little pitchers gifted with eyes as well as ears, who had been watching the whole performance from afar.
relief pitcher: A pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher or another relief pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, ejection from the game or fatigue
The team's relief pitchers have not allowed a run in the past six games.
starting pitcher: A pitcher who is recorded to begin the game
The starting pitcher for today's game has not been announced yet.
starting pitcher: A pitcher who is usually used to start a game; a member of a team's rotation. Compare relief pitcher
That team has the best starting pitchers in the league.
Molly Pitcher: born 1753 died Jan. 22, 1832, Carlisle, Pa., U.S. U.S. patriot. Little is known of her early life, though she is thought to have been Irish. In the American Revolution she accompanied her husband, William Hays, a gunner, at the Battle of Monmouth (1778), where she carried pitchers of water to wounded American soldiers, earning the nickname "Molly Pitcher." According to legend, after her husband collapsed from the heat, she took his place at the cannon and served heroically through the battle. In 1822 she was recognized for her heroism with a state pension. Some historians attribute the act of replacing her husband at the cannon to Margaret Corbin (1751-1800) in the attack on Fort Washington in 1776
australian pitcher plant: carnivorous perennial herb having a red-brown-marked green pitcher and hinged lid both with red edges; western Australia
california pitcher plant: marsh or bog herb having solitary pendulous yellow-green flowers and somewhat twisted pitchers with broad wings below
common pitcher plant: perennial bog herb having dark red flowers and decumbent broadly winged pitchers forming a rosette; of northeastern North America and naturalized in Europe especially Ireland
cream pitcher: a small pitcher for serving cream
hooded pitcher plant: yellow-flowered pitcher plant of southeastern United States having trumpet-shaped leaves with the orifice covered with an arched hood
left-handed pitcher: a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand
pitchers: plural of pitcher
relief pitcher: A pitcher who replaces another during a game
right-handed pitcher: (baseball) a pitcher who throws with the right hand
starting pitcher: (baseball) a pitcher who starts in a baseball game
sun pitcher: any of several herbs of Guiana highlands having racemes of nodding white or pink flowers; trap and digest insects in pitcher-shaped leaves with spoon-shaped caps
tropical pitcher plant: any of several tropical carnivorous shrubs or woody herbs of the genus Nepenthes
water pitcher: A pitcher for water
water pitcher: The sidesaddle flower (Sarracenia purpurea) is the type
water pitcher: One of a family of plants having pitcher-shaped leaves