pitchin'
Helping with work
Pitchin' is an informal spelling of pitching, representing casual pronunciation that drops the final g.
It appears in contexts where someone is contributing effort or joining in: Everybody was pitchin' in to help.
The spelling signals a relaxed, colloquial tone—common in dialogue, country music lyrics, and representations of Southern or working-class speech.
Propelling by arm motion
- hurlingPowerful propulsion by arm
- moundHeaped earth formation
- fastballMaximum-speed baseball throw
- curveballPitch with spin-induced arc
slider · windup · delivery · strikeout · bullpen · starter · reliever · catcher
Contributing to shared fund
- contributingGiving to a cause
- lending a handProviding assistance to another
- volunteeringGiving service without pay
- assistingGiving help to
teamwork · cooperative · barn raising · community · neighbors · mucking in · working together · collaboration
Outdoor recreational lodging
- setting upPreparing or assembling beforehand
- stakesPosts or wagers
- polesLong sticks or extremities
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
campsite · outdoors · shelter · tarp · groundsheet · guy lines · vestibule · wilderness
Light underhand throw
- throwing awayDiscarding as refuse
- dumpingDisposing carelessly or abruptly
- chuckingThrowing carelessly
- disposingGetting rid of something
binning · scrapping · junking · ditching · trashing · getting rid of · clearing out · decluttering
throwing
Propelling by arm motion
curveball · slider · windup · delivery · strikeout · bullpen · starter · reliever · catcher · battery
chipping in
Contributing to shared fund
- contributingGiving to a cause
- lending a handProviding assistance to another
- volunteeringGiving service without pay
assisting · teamwork · cooperative · barn raising · community · neighbors · mucking in · working together · collaboration · support
camping
Outdoor recreational lodging
- setting upPreparing or assembling beforehand
- stakesPosts or wagers
- polesLong sticks or extremities
canvas · campsite · outdoors · shelter · tarp · groundsheet · guy lines · vestibule · wilderness · backcountry
tossing
Light underhand throw
- throwing awayDiscarding as refuse
- dumpingDisposing carelessly or abruptly
- chuckingThrowing carelessly
disposing · binning · scrapping · junking · ditching · trashing · getting rid of · clearing out · decluttering
pitchin'standing aside
Removing oneself from path
sitting out · holding back · shirking · slacking · freeloading
- pitching inContributing to group effort
- pitching a tentErecting portable shelter
- pitching moundRaised platform for throwers
- pitching machineDevice that hurls baseballs
- pitching coachTrainer for throwers
- pitching wedgeHigh-loft iron for approaches