pitch

pitch: pitch¹

noun

1》 the quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone.

    ↘a standard degree of highness or lowness used in performance: the guitars were strung and tuned to pitch.

2》 the steepness of a slope, especially of a roof.

    ↘Climbing a section of a climb.

3》 a level of intensity, especially a high level: he brought the machine to a high pitch of development.

4》 Brit. an area of ground marked out or used for play in an outdoor team game.

    ↘Cricket the strip of ground between the two sets of stumps.

5》 Baseball a delivery of the ball by the pitcher.

    ↘Cricket the spot where the ball bounces when bowled.

    ↘(also pitch shot) Golf a high approach shot on to the green.

6》 a form of words used to persuade or influence: they were impressed by his sales pitch.

7》 Brit. a place where a street vendor or performer stations themselves or sets up a stall.

8》 a swaying or oscillation of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle around a horizontal axis perpendicular to the direction of motion.

9》 technical the distance between successive corresponding points or lines, for example between the teeth of a cogwheel.

verb

1》 set at a particular musical pitch.

2》 throw or fall heavily or roughly: she pitched forward into blackness.

3》 Baseball throw (the ball) for the batter.

    ↘Golf hit (the ball) on to the green with a pitch shot.

    ↘Cricket & Golf (of the ball) strike the ground in a particular spot.

4》 set or aim at a particular level, target, or audience: he should pitch his talk at a suitable level.

5》 make a bid to obtain a contract or other business.

    ↘try to persuade someone to buy or accept (something).

6》 set up and fix in position.

7》 (pitch in) informal join in enthusiastically with a task or activity.

8》 (pitch up) informal arrive.

9》 (of a moving ship, aircraft, or vehicle) rock or oscillate around a lateral axis, so that the front moves up and down.

10》 [often as adjective pitched] (chiefly with reference to a roof) slope or cause to slope downwards: a pitched roof.

11》 pave (a road) with stones.

Phrases

make a pitch make an attempt at or bid for something.

Origin

ME: perh. related to OE picung 'stigmata', of unknown ultimate origin.

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pitch²

noun a sticky resinous black or dark brown substance which hardens on cooling, obtained by distilling tar or turpentine and used for waterproofing.

verb chiefly archaic cover or coat with pitch.

Origin

OE pic (n.), pician (v.), of Gmc origin.

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Synonyms:

Degree of elevation, Throw, cast, fling, hurl, toss, launch, send, dart, lance, jaculate, Fall, plunge, fall headlong / Degree, measure, extent, range, rate, Set (as a tent), fix, plant, place, station, locate, settle, establish, Light, settle, rest / Height, loftiness, highest rise, Set, fix (as price), Encamp / Size, stature, Rise and fall / Declivity, descent, slope, inclination / Degree of slope, degree of inclination / Throw, toss, cast, jerk / Relative height

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Pitch — Pitch, n. 1. A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand; as, a good pitch in quoits. [1913 Webster] {Pitch and toss}, a game played by tossing up a coin, and calling Heads or tails; hence: {To play pitch and toss with (anything)}, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pitch — may refer to:In music: * Pitch (music), the property of a sound or musical tone measured by its perceived frequency ** Range (music), the distance from the lowest to the highest pitch a musical instrument can play ** Vocal range, the distance… … Wikipedia
pitch — pitch1 [pich] n. [ME pich < OE pic < L pix (gen. picis) < IE base * pi , to be fat > FAT] 1. a black, sticky substance formed in the distillation of coal tar, wood tar, petroleum, etc. and used for waterproofing, roofing, pavements,… … English World dictionary
Pitch — Pitch, n. [OE. pich, AS. pic, L. pix; akin to Gr. ?.] 1. A thick, black, lustrous, and sticky substance obtained by boiling down tar. It is used in calking the seams of ships; also in coating rope, canvas, wood, ironwork, etc., to preserve them.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pitch — Pitch, v. t. [OE. picchen; akin to E. pick, pike.] 1. To throw, generally with a definite aim or purpose; to cast; to hurl; to toss; as, to pitch quoits; to pitch hay; to pitch a ball. [1913 Webster] 2. To thrust or plant in the ground, as stakes … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pitch up — (informal) To arrive • • • Main Entry: ↑pitch * * * ˌpitch ˈup [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they pitch up he/she/it … Useful english dictionary
pitch|y — «PIHCH ee», adjective, pitch|i|er, pitch|i|est. 1. full of pitch; bituminous or resinous. 2. coated, smeared, or sticky with pitch. 3. of the nature or consistency of pitch; … Useful english dictionary
pitch — pitch; pitch·blende; pitch·ered; pitch·er·ful; pitch·i·ness; pitch·er; pitch·fork; pitch·man; … English syllables
pitch — Ⅰ. pitch [1] ► NOUN 1) the degree of highness or lowness in a sound or tone, as governed by the rate of vibrations producing it. 2) the steepness of a roof. 3) a particular level of intensity. 4) Brit. an area of ground marked out or used for… … English terms dictionary
Pitch — (englisch: to pitch = werfen, neigen, stimmen; pitch = Tonhöhe, Neigungswinkel) bezeichnet: beim Sport: im Baseball einen Wurf, siehe Pitcher im Cricket einen Teil des Spielfelds, siehe Pitch (Cricket) im Golf einen Schlag, siehe Golfschlag… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Pitch — Pitch, v. i. 1. To fix or place a tent or temporary habitation; to encamp. Laban with his brethren pitched in the Mount of Gilead. Gen. xxxi. 25. [1913 Webster] 2. To light; to settle; to come to rest from flight. [1913 Webster] The tree whereon… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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