pitcher

noun

/ˈpɪtʃə(r)/

/ˈpɪtʃər/

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(North American English)
(British English jug)
a container with a handle and a lip, for holding and pouring liquids
- a pitcher of water
- Pour the ingredients into a pitcher, add ice and stir.
Topics Cooking and eatingc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- water
- ceramic
- glass
- …
verb + pitcher
- fill
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(British English) a large clay container with a small opening and one or two handles, used, especially in the past, for holding liquids
(in baseball) the player who throws the ball to the batter
- Left-handed hitters usually prefer facing right-handed pitchers.
- The pitcher threw a hard fastball.
- the Houston Astros' star pitcher
Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- baseball
- star
- left-handed
- …
verb + pitcher
- face
- acquire
- sign
- …
pitcher + verb
- throw (something)
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Word Originsenses 1 to 2 Middle English: from Old French pichier ‘pot’, based on late Latin picarium.

单词	pitcher
释义	pitcher noun /ˈpɪtʃə(r)/ /ˈpɪtʃər/ jump to other results enlarge image (North American English) (British English jug) a container with a handle and a lip, for holding and pouring liquids a pitcher of water Pour the ingredients into a pitcher, add ice and stir. Topics Cooking and eatingc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective water ceramic glass … verb + pitcher fill See full entry (British English) a large clay container with a small opening and one or two handles, used, especially in the past, for holding liquids (in baseball) the player who throws the ball to the batter Left-handed hitters usually prefer facing right-handed pitchers. The pitcher threw a hard fastball. the Houston Astros' star pitcher Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective baseball star left-handed … verb + pitcher face acquire sign … pitcher + verb throw (something) See full entry Word Originsenses 1 to 2 Middle English: from Old French pichier ‘pot’, based on late Latin picarium.
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