pitcher
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(baseball) the person who does the pitching
our pitcher has a sore arm
Types & categories
- ballplayer hypernym
- thrower hypernym
- left-handed pitcher hyponym
- right-handed pitcher hyponym
- relief pitcher hyponym
- screwballer hyponym
- starting pitcher hyponym
Related & opposite
- hurl derivation
- pitch derivation
- twiddle derivation
- baseball domain topic
- softball game domain topic
Sense 2 noun
an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring
Types & categories
- vessel hypernym
- cream pitcher hyponym
Sense 3 noun
the quantity contained in a pitcher
Types & categories
- containerful hypernym
Sense 4 noun
(botany) a leaf that that is modified in such a way as to resemble a pitcher or ewer
Types & categories
- foliage hypernym
Related & opposite
- phytology domain topic
Sense 5 noun
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
Types & categories
- position hypernym
Parts & wholes
- baseball team member holonym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hurl |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pitch |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | twiddle |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | baseball |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | softball game |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | ballplayer |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | thrower |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | left-handed pitcher |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | right-handed pitcher |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | relief pitcher |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | screwballer |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | starting pitcher |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | vessel |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | cream pitcher |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | containerful |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | phytology |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | foliage |
| 5 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | baseball team |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | position |