pitch

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 play in an outdoor team game. 5) a form of words used to persuade or influence: a sales pitch. 6) Brit. a place where a street vendor or performer stations themselves. 7) a swaying or oscillation of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle around a horizontal axis perpendicular to the direction of motion.

► VERB 1) set at a particular musical pitch. 2) throw or fall heavily or roughly. 3) set or aim at a particular level, target, or audience. 4) set up and fix in position. 5) (pitch in) informal join in enthusiastically with a task or activity. 6) (pitch up) informal arrive. 7) (of a moving ship, aircraft, or vehicle) rock or oscillate around a lateral axis, so that the front moves up and down. 8) (often as adj. pitched) (with reference to a roof) slope or cause to slope downwards.

● make a pitch — Cf. ↑make a pitch

ORIGIN perhaps related to an Old English word meaning «stigmata».

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pitch [2] ► NOUN ▪ a sticky resinous black or dark brown substance which hardens on cooling, obtained by distilling tar or turpentine and used for waterproofing.

ORIGIN Old English.

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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 — (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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