Pitch - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |pɪtʃ|  American pronunciation of the word pitch
Brit.  |pɪtʃ|  British pronunciation of the word pitch

noun

- the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
- (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter (syn: delivery)
- 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
- promotion by means of an argument and demonstration
- degree of deviation from a horizontal plane (syn: rake, slant)
the roof had a steep pitch
- any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue (syn: tar)
- a sports field with predetermined dimensions for playing soccer
- a high approach shot in golf
- an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump
- abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) (syn: lurch, pitching)
the pitching and tossing was quite exciting
- the action or manner of throwing something
his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor

verb

- throw or toss with a light motion (syn: flip, sky, toss)
- move abruptly (syn: lurch, shift)
- fall or plunge forward
She pitched over the railing of the balcony
- set to a certain pitch
He pitched his voice very low
- sell or offer for sale from place to place (syn: hawk, huckster, monger, peddle, vend)
- be at an angle (syn: incline, slope)
- heel over (syn: cant, slant, tilt)
- erect and fasten (syn: set up)
pitch a tent
- throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball (syn: deliver)
The pitcher delivered the ball
- hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin
- lead (a card) and establish the trump suit
- set the level or character of (syn: gear)
She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience

Extra examples

Without an apron you will pitch all your clothes.

At that moment the general hilarity was at its pitch.

The noise rose to a deafening pitch.

They were having a pitch about the best way to get aboard.

I mean unwanted telephone sales pitches at inconvenient times.

Chuck together some wall frames and pitch a roof on them.

Her book is pitched at teenagers.

On weekdays rates are pitched at businesspeople.

She pitched her expectations too high.

Ask the singers to pitch the song up a little.

Please pitch your waste paper in here.

The case has pitched brother against brother and mother against son.

A shot rang out, the man pitched forward and fell dead.

Fearlessly Jim pitched into his attackers.

We have pitched on a perfect place for our holiday.

Phrasal verbs

pitch in  — eat heartily
pitch into  — hit violently, as in an attack

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: pitch
he/she/it: pitches
present participle: pitching
past tense: pitched
past participle: pitched
noun
singular: pitch
plural: pitches
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