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Pitch

see synonyms of pitch

Noun

1. pitch

the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration

2. delivery, pitch

(baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter

3. pitch

a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk)

Example Sentences:
'he was employed to see that his paper's news pitches were not trespassed upon by rival vendors'

4. pitch, sales pitch, sales talk

promotion by means of an argument and demonstration

5. pitch, rake, slant

degree of deviation from a horizontal plane

Example Sentences:
'the roof had a steep pitch'

6. pitch, tar

any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue

7. pitch, pitch shot

a high approach shot in golf

8. auction pitch, pitch

an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump

9. lurch, pitch, pitching

abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)

Example Sentences:
'the pitching and tossing was quite exciting'

10. pitch

the action or manner of throwing something

Example Sentences:
'his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor'

Verb

11. flip, pitch, sky, toss

throw or toss with a light motion

Example Sentences:
'flip me the beachball'
'toss me newspaper'

12. lurch, pitch, shift

move abruptly

Example Sentences:
'The ship suddenly lurched to the left'

13. pitch

fall or plunge forward

Example Sentences:
'She pitched over the railing of the balcony'

14. pitch

set to a certain pitch

Example Sentences:
'He pitched his voice very low'

15. hawk, huckster, monger, peddle, pitch, vend

sell or offer for sale from place to place

16. incline, pitch, slope

be at an angle

Example Sentences:
'The terrain sloped down'

17. cant, cant over, pitch, slant, tilt

heel over

Example Sentences:
'The tower is tilting'
'The ceiling is slanting'

18. pitch, set up

erect and fasten

Example Sentences:
'pitch a tent'

19. deliver, pitch

throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball

Example Sentences:
'The pitcher delivered the ball'

20. pitch

hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin

21. pitch

lead (a card) and establish the trump suit

22. gear, pitch

set the level or character of

Example Sentences:
'She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Pitch

see synonyms of pitch
verb
1. 
to hurl or throw (something); cast; fling
2. (usually tr)
to set up (a camp, tent, etc)
3. (transitive)
to place or thrust (a stake, spear, etc) into the ground
4. (intransitive)
to move vigorously or irregularly to and fro or up and down
5. (transitive)
to aim or fix (something) at a particular level, position, style, etc
if you advertise privately you may pitch the price too low
6. (transitive)
to aim to sell (a product) to a specified market or on a specified basis
7. (intransitive)
to slope downwards
8. (intransitive)
to fall forwards or downwards
9. (intransitive)
(of a vessel) to dip and raise its bow and stern alternately
10. cricket
to bowl (a ball) so that it bounces on a certain part of the wicket, or (of a ball) to bounce on a certain part of the wicket
11. (intransitive)
(of a missile, aircraft, etc) to deviate from a stable flight attitude by movement of the longitudinal axis about the lateral axis
Compare yaw (sense 1), roll (sense 14)
12. (transitive)
(in golf) to hit (a ball) steeply into the air, esp with backspin to minimize roll
13. (transitive) music
a. 
to sing or play accurately (a note, interval, etc)
b. (usually passive)
(of a wind instrument) to specify or indicate its basic key or harmonic series by its size, manufacture, etc
14. (transitive) cards
to lead (a suit) and so determine trumps for that trick
15. baseball
a. (transitive)
to throw (a baseball) to a batter
b. (intransitive)
to act as pitcher in a baseball game
16. Southwest England dialect (used with it as subject)
to snow without the settled snow melting
17.  in there pitching
18.  pitch a tale
noun
19. 
the degree of elevation or depression
20. 
a. 
the angle of descent of a downward slope
b. 
such a slope
21. 
the extreme height or depth
22. mountaineering
a section of a route between two belay points, sometimes equal to the full length of the rope but often shorter
23. 
the degree of slope of a roof, esp when expressed as a ratio of height to span
24. 
the distance between corresponding points on adjacent members of a body of regular form, esp the distance between teeth on a gearwheel or between threads on a screw thread
25. 
the distance between regularly spaced objects such as rivets, bolts, etc
26. 
the pitching motion of a ship, missile, etc
27. 
a. 
the distance a propeller advances in one revolution, assuming no slip
b. 
the blade angle of a propeller or rotor
28. 
the distance between the back rest of a seat in a passenger aircraft and the back of the seat in front of it
29. music
a. 
the auditory property of a note that is conditioned by its frequency relative to other notes
high pitch
low pitch
b. 
an absolute frequency assigned to a specific note, fixing the relative frequencies of all other notes. The fundamental frequencies of the notes A–G, in accordance with the frequency A = 440 hertz, were internationally standardized and accepted in 1939
See also concert pitch (sense 1), international pitch
30. cricket
the rectangular area between the stumps, 22 yards long and 10 feet wide; the wicket
31. geology
the inclination of the axis of an anticline or syncline or of a stratum or vein from the horizontal
32.  another name for seven-up
33. 
the act or manner of pitching a ball, as in cricket
34. mainly British
a vendor's station, esp on a pavement
35. slang
a persuasive sales talk, esp one routinely repeated
36. mainly British
(in many sports) the field of play
37. Also called: pitch shot golf
an approach shot in which the ball is struck in a high arc
38.  make a pitch for
39.  queer someone's pitch
noun
1. 
any of various heavy dark viscid substances obtained as a residue from the distillation of tars
See also coal-tar pitch
2. 
any of various similar substances, such as asphalt, occurring as natural deposits
3. 
any of various similar substances obtained by distilling certain organic substances so that they are incompletely carbonized
4. 
crude turpentine obtained as sap from pine trees
▶ Related adjective: piceous
verb
5. (transitive)
to apply pitch to (something)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Pitch

see synonyms of pitch
verb transitive
1. 
to set up; erect
pitch a tent
2. 
to throw; cast, fling, or toss
3. 
a. 
to toss (coins, quoits, etc.) as at a mark in a contest
b. 
to discard by throwing; throw away
4. 
to set in order for battle
obsolete except in pitched battle
5. 
to fix or set at a particular point, level, degree, etc.
6.  Informal
to try to sell using persuasive talk or advertising
7.  US, Baseball
a. 
to throw (the ball) to the batter
b. 
to assign (a player) to pitch
c. 
to serve as pitcher for (a game, inning, etc.)
8.  Golf
to loft (a ball), esp. in making an approach
9.  Music
to determine or set the key of (a tune, an instrument, or the voice)
verb intransitive
10. 
to encamp
11. 
to take up one's position; settle
12. 
to hurl or toss anything, as hay, a baseball, etc.
13. 
to fall or plunge headlong
14. 
to incline downward; dip
15. 
to plunge or toss with the bow and stern rising and falling abruptly
said of a ship
16. 
to move in a like manner in the air
said of an aircraft
17. 
to plunge forward; lurch, as when off balance
18. 
to act as pitcher in a ballgame
19. 
to loft a golf ball, as in making an approach
noun
20. 
act or manner of pitching
21. 
a throw; fling; toss; specif., a throw by a pitcher to a batter
22. 
a. 
the rising and falling of the bow and stern of a ship in a rough sea
b. 
the movement up or down of the nose and tail of an airplane
23. 
anything pitched
24. 
the amount pitched
25. 
a point or degree
emotion was at a high pitch
26. 
the degree of slope or inclination
27.  US
a card game of the all-fours family in which the suit of the first card led becomes trump
28.  US, Informal
a line of talk, such as a salesman uses to persuade customers
29.  British
a. 
a playing field
a cricket pitch
b. 
a place, often assigned, for pitching a tent or parking a trailer, etc.
c. 
a place where a street vendor, street performer, racecourse bookmaker, etc. sets up his stand
30.  Aeronautics
a. 
the adjustable blade angle of the propeller or rotor blade
b. 
the distance advanced by a propeller in one revolution
31.  Architecture
the slope of the sides of a roof, expressed by the ratio of its height to its span
32.  Geology and Mining
the dip of a stratum or vein
33.  Golf
a short, lofted shot, usually to the green
34.  Machinery
a. 
the distance between corresponding points on two adjacent gear teeth
b. 
the distance between corresponding points on two adjacent threads of a screw, measured along the axis
35. 
a.  Music and Acoustics
that element of a tone or sound determined by the frequency of vibration of the sound waves reaching the ear: the greater the frequency, the higher the pitch
b.  Music
a tone used as a standard of pitch for tuning instruments
see also concert pitch
noun
1. 
a black, sticky substance formed in the distillation of coal tar, wood tar, petroleum, etc. and used for waterproofing, roofing, pavements, etc.
2. 
any of certain bitumens, as asphalt, asphaltite, etc.
3. 
a resin found in certain evergreen trees
4. 
any of various synthetic substances having pitchlike properties
verb transitive
5. 
to cover or smear with or as with pitch

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Pitch

see synonyms of pitch
n.
1. Any of various thick, dark, sticky substances obtained from the distillation residue of coal tar, wood tar, or petroleum and used for waterproofing, roofing, caulking, and paving.
2. Any of various natural bitumens, such as mineral pitch or asphalt.
3. A resin derived from the sap of various coniferous trees, as the pines.
tr.v. pitched, pitch·ing, pitch·es
To smear or cover with pitch.
v. pitched, pitch·ing, pitch·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To throw, usually with careful aim. See Synonyms at throw.
b. To discard by throwing: pitched my worn-out sneakers.
2. Baseball
a. To throw (the ball) from the mound to the batter.
b. To play (a game or part of a game) as pitcher.
c. To assign as pitcher: The manager decided to pitch a left-hander.
3. To erect or establish; set up: pitched a tent; pitch camp.
4. To set firmly; implant; embed: pitched stakes in the ground.
5. To set at a specified downward slant: pitched the roof at a steep angle.
6.
a. To set at a particular level, degree, or quality: pitched her expectations too high.
b. Music To set the pitch or key of.
c. To adapt so as to be applicable; direct: pitched his speech to the teenagers in the audience.
7. Informal To attempt to promote or sell, often in a high-pressure manner: "showed up on local TV to pitch their views" (Business Week).
8. Sports To hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with backspin so that it does not roll very far after striking the ground.
9. Games
a. To lead (a card), thus establishing the trump suit.
b. To discard (a card other than a trump and different in suit from the card led).
v.intr.
1. To throw or toss something, such as a ball, horseshoe, or bale.
2. Baseball To play in the position of pitcher.
3. To plunge headlong: He pitched over the railing.
4.
a. To stumble around; lurch.
b. To buck, as a horse.
5.
a. Nautical To dip bow and stern alternately.
b. To oscillate about a lateral axis so that the nose lifts or descends in relation to the tail. Used of an aircraft.
c. To oscillate about a lateral axis that is both perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and horizontal to the earth. Used of a missile or spacecraft.
6. To slope downward: The hill pitches steeply.
7. To set up living quarters; encamp; settle.
8. Sports To hit a golf ball in a high arc with backspin so that it does not roll very far after striking the ground.
n.
1. The act or an instance of pitching.
2. Baseball
a. A throw of the ball by the pitcher to the batter.
b. A ball so thrown: hit the pitch into left field.
3. Sports A playing field. Also called wicket.
4.
a. Nautical The alternate dip and rise of a vessel's bow and stern.
b. The alternate lift and descent of the nose and tail of an airplane.
5.
a. A steep slope.
b. The degree of such a slope.
c. Sports A single interval between ledges or anchors used as belaying points in mountaineering: a climb of six pitches.
6. Architecture
a. The angle of a roof.
b. The highest point of a structure: the pitch of an arch.
7. A level or degree, as of intensity: worked at a feverish pitch.
8.
a. Acoustics The distinctive quality of a sound, dependent primarily on the frequency of the sound waves produced by its source.
b. Music The relative position of a tone within a range of musical sounds, as determined by this quality.
c. Music Any of various standards for this quality associating each tone with a particular frequency.
9.
a. The distance traveled by a machine screw in a single revolution.
b. The distance between two corresponding points on adjacent screw threads or gear teeth.
c. The distance between two corresponding points on a helix.
10. The distance that a propeller would travel in an ideal medium during one complete revolution, measured parallel to the shaft of the propeller.
11. Informal
a. A line of talk designed to persuade: "[his] pious pitch for ... austerity" (Boston Globe).
b. An advertisement.
12. Chiefly British The stand of a vendor or hawker.
13. Games See seven-up.
14. Printing The density of characters in a printed line, usually expressed as characters per inch.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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