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pitch

/ pitch /

noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1

the action or manner of throwing something

"his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor"

Type of:

throw

Derived:

flip toss sky

verb Sense 2

fall or plunge forward

"She pitched over the railing of the balcony"

Type of:

descend fall go down

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb Sense 3

erect and fasten

"pitch a tent"

Type of:

rear erect

Kinds of:

camp camp down

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb Sense 4

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

Type of:

hit

Derived:

pitch shot

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb Sense 5

lead (a card) and establish the trump suit

Type of:

play

Derived:

auction pitch

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Domain:

card game cards

verb Sense 6

set to a certain pitch

"He pitched his voice very low"

Type of:

set

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

noun Sense 7

any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue

Type of:

bitumen

Kinds of:

coal tar

Derived:

tar

noun Sense 8

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"

Type of:

position place

Derived:

peddle monger huckster hawk vend

Domain:

United Kingdom UK Great Britain

noun Sense 9

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

Type of:

throw

Kinds of:

balk ball beanball beaner change-up

Derived:

deliver

Domain:

baseball baseball game ball

noun Sense 10

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

Type of:

all fours high-low-jack

noun Sense 11

a high approach shot in golf

Type of:

approach approach shot

noun Sense 12

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

Type of:

sound property

Kinds of:

concert pitch philharmonic pitch international pitch high pitch high frequency

noun Sense 13

degree of deviation from a horizontal plane

"the roof had a steep pitch"

Type of:

gradient slope

Derived:

cant cant over tilt slant lean

verb Sense 14

set the level or character of

"She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience"

Type of:

adapt accommodate

Kinds of:

popularize popularise

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

verb Sense 15

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

"The pitcher delivered the ball"

Type of:

throw

Derived:

delivery pitcher hurler twirler

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

noun Sense 16

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

"the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"

Type of:

motion movement move

Kinds of:

rock careen sway tilt

Derived:

lurch shift

Domain:

ship

verb Sense 17

move abruptly

"The ship suddenly lurched to the left"

Type of:

move

Derived:

shift shifting lurch pitching lunge

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

Somebody ----s something

verb Sense 18

be at an angle

"The terrain sloped down"

Type of:

lean tilt tip

Kinds of:

ascend stoop fall climb dip

Derived:

rake slant ramp incline slope

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

Somebody ----s something to somebody

noun Sense 19

promotion by means of an argument and demonstration

Type of:

promotion publicity promotional material

Derived:

peddle monger huckster hawk vend

verb Sense 20

throw or toss with a light motion

"flip me the beachball"

"toss me newspaper"

Type of:

fling

Kinds of:

submarine lag throw back toss back

Derived:

pass toss flip tosser

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb Sense 21

heel over

"The tower is tilting"

"The ceiling is slanting"

Type of:

move

Kinds of:

cock

Derived:

rake slant rock careen sway

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb Sense 22

sell or offer for sale from place to place

Type of:

deal sell trade

Derived:

sales talk sales pitch vending peddling hawking

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

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throw descend fall go down rear erect camp camp down hit play set bitumen