| pitched battle | (n) a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place |
| pitcher | (n) (baseball) the person who does the pitching, Syn. hurler, twirler, Example: our pitcher has a sore arm |
| pitcher | (n) an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring, Syn. ewer |
| pitcher | (n) the quantity contained in a pitcher, Syn. pitcherful |
| pitcher | (n) (botany) a leaf that that is modified in such a way as to resemble a pitcher or ewer |
| pitcher | (n) the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit, Syn. mound, Example: he has played every position except pitcher; they have a southpaw on the mound |
| pitcher plant | (n) any of several insectivorous herbs of the order Sarraceniales |
| pitcher sage | (n) California erect and sparsely branched perennial, Syn. Salvia spathacea |
| pitcher sage | (n) California plant with woolly stems and leaves and large white flowers, Syn. Lepechinia calycina, Sphacele calycina |
| pitcher-shaped | (adj) shaped in the form of a pitcher |
| Pitcher | n. |
| Pitcher | n. [ OE. picher, OF. pichier, OHG. pehhar, pehhāri; prob. of the same origin as E. beaker. Cf. Beaker. ]
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| Pitcherful | n.; |