Pitch

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2 Transitive verb

Pronunciation

IPA: /pɪːʧ/

Transitive verb

To throw
(baseball) to throw (the ball) toward the batter
To throw away; discard
To promote, advertise, or attempt to sell
They have been pitching the idea for months with no takers.
To assemble or erect (a tent)

Translations

French: lancer (1, 2), jeter (3), promouvoir (4), monter (5)
German: werfen (1, 2), wegwerfen (3), aufschlagen (5)

Intransitive verb

(baseball) to throw the ball toward the batter
(of ships and aircraft) to move so that the front of the craft goes alternatively up and down

Translations

French: lancer (1)
German: werfen (1), stampfen (2) (of ships), neigen (2) (of aircraft)

Noun

A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap
A dark, extremely viscous material made by distilling tar.
The act of pitching a baseball
The field on which cricket, soccer, rugby or field hockey is played
An effort to sell or promote something
a sales pitch
The distance between evenly spaced objects, e.g. the teeth of a saw or letters in a monospace font
The angle at which an object sits
the pitch of the roof, the propellor blades' pitch
The perceived frequency of a sound or note

Translations

German: Pech n (2), Wurf m (3), Verkaufsgespräch m (5), Teilung f (6), Neigung f (7), Steigung f (7), Tonhöhe f (8), Tonelage f (8)

Adjective

Completely dark or black
pitch dark

Translations

German: pechschwarz, stockdunkel

Related terms

pitchfork
pitch in
pitch a fit
absolute pitch
relative pitch
pitch class

WordNet Definitions

ten

1. pitch -- (the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration).
2. pitch, delivery -- ((baseball) the throwing of a baseball by a pitcher to a batter).
3. pitch -- (a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk); "he was employed to see that his paper's news pitches were not trespassed upon by rival vendors").
4. sales talk, sales pitch, pitch -- (promotion by means of an argument and demonstration).
5. pitch, rake, slant -- (degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "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. pitch, auction 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); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting").
10. pitch -- (the action or manner of throwing something; "his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor").

twelve

1. flip, toss, sky, pitch -- (throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper").
2. lurch, pitch, shift -- (move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left").
3. pitch -- (fall or plunge forward; "She pitched over the railing of the balcony").
4. pitch -- (set to a certain pitch; "He pitched his voice very low").
5. peddle, monger, huckster, hawk, vend, pitch -- (sell or offer for sale from place to place).
6. slope, incline, pitch -- (be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down").
7. cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch -- (heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting").
8. pitch, set up -- (erect and fasten; "pitch a tent").
9. deliver, pitch -- (throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball; "The pitcher delivered the ball").
10. pitch -- (hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin).
11. pitch -- (lead (a card) and establish the trump suit).
12. gear, pitch -- (set the level or character of; "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience").

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