āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to pitch
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āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻž
to throw something with a specific motion
Transitive: to pitch sth | to pitch sth somewhere
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
In a game of horseshoes, players take turns trying to pitch the horseshoe onto a stake.
āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻ°āĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻā§āĻ°āĻŽā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛ āĻā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
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āĻĻā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to undergo a forward and backward motion, causing the front of a moving ship, aircraft, or vehicle to move up and down
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
As the airplane encountered turbulence, it began to pitch.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻšāĻ˛ā§, āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĸāĻ˛ā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
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āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
to fall or plunge forward abruptly, often involuntarily or unexpectedly
Intransitive: to pitch | to pitch somewhere
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Startled by the loud noise, the cat pitched off the windowsill.
āĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻā§ āĻāĻ ā§, āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ˛ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The singer pitched her performance to a higher key to match the song's melody.
āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻĢāĻ°āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ¨āĻž
to adjust, set, or cause something to be at a specific level or of a particular quality
Transitive: to pitch the level or intensity of something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The teacher pitched the difficulty of the exam to challenge the students' understanding of the material.
āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¨āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§
to lead a suit during a trick-taking game, thereby establishing that suit as the trump suit for that trick
Transitive: to pitch a suit
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She decided to pitch hearts, hoping to make the hearts suit the trump for the trick.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻšā§āĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻāĻļāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻšā§āĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to set up, arrange, or fix something in a particular position or location
Transitive: to pitch sth somewhere
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He pitched the umbrella firmly into the sand to provide shade on the beach.
āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĒā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
08
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
(in golf) to make a short, high-arching shot, typically played from closer distances to the hole
Transitive: to pitch the golf ball
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She pitched her approach shot to the elevated green, trying to clear the bunker.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ
ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻļāĻ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
09
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨
to deliver a baseball to the batter from the pitcher's mound with the intention of starting a play or attempting to strike out the batter
Transitive: to pitch a baseball
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He carefully studied the batter 's stance before pitching a curveball that broke sharply.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŦāĻ˛ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŦāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ
āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻšā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻĸāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to tilt or slope in a particular direction
Intransitive: to pitch | to pitch to a direction
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The deck of the ship pitched and rolled with the rough waves of the ocean.
āĻāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻĄā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĸā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻšā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to actively promote or advertise a product, service, event, or idea
Transitive: to pitch a product or service
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She pitched her upcoming book release with interviews on radio shows and podcasts.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ āĻļā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāĻĄāĻāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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(in baseball) the action of throwing a ball by a pitcher toward the batter
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He practices his curveball pitch before the game.
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āĻŽāĻžāĻ , āĻĒāĻŋāĻ
a flat ground prepared and marked for playing particular sports, such as soccer
Dialect
British
British
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The soccer pitch was covered in grass and freshly marked.
āĻĢā§āĻāĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ¸ā§ āĻĸāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āĻ°, āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻāĻ¤āĻž
the degree of highness or lowness of a tone that is determined by the frequency of waves producing it
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The violinist played a high pitch to create a sense of urgency in the piece.
āĻŦā§āĻšāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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the angle or slope of a surface relative to a horizontal plane
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They measure the pitch of the hillside.
05
a presentation or argument intended to persuade or promote a product, idea, or service
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She prepares a sales pitch for the new product.
06
a place where a vendor or salesperson sets up to sell goods, especially on a street or sidewalk
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He chooses a pitch near the busy corner.
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the act or manner of throwing an object
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The child makes a perfect pitch with the ball.
08
a high approach shot in golf, usually played to reach the green from a short distance
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The golfer practices pitch shots before the tournament.
09
sudden or repeated up-and-down motion, such as that of a ship or other conveyance
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Passengers struggle with the pitch of the boat.
10
any of several dark, tar-like substances obtained as residues from distillation or natural sources
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He spreads pitch to waterproof the boat.
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āĻĒāĻŋāĻ, āĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž
a trick-taking card game played with a standard deck of cards, where players bid on the number of tricks they will win and aim to achieve their bids by capturing high-value cards and specific combinations of cards during each round
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Let 's play a round of Pitch after dinner.
āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻāĻ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ Pitch āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
pitched
pitcher
pitch
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
