Mound

[n] 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"
[n] structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones; "they built small mounds to hide behind"
[n] (in baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands
[n] a collection of objects laid on top of each other
[n] a small natural hill
[v] form into a mound, as of earth

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Synonyms

cumulus, hammock, heap, hill, hillock, hummock, knoll, pile, pitcher, pitcher's mound

Related Terms

abatis, advanced work, anthill, arch, arch dam, backstop, balistraria, bamboo curtain, bank, bank up, banquette, bar, barbed-wire entanglement, barbican, barrage, barricade, barrier, barrow, bartizan, bastion, battlement, bear-trap dam, beaver dam, boom,