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to pitch
01
gooien, werpen
to throw something with a specific motion
Transitive: to pitch sth | to pitch sth somewhere
Voorbeelden
With careful aim, he pitched the paper airplane across the room.
Met zorgvuldige richting, gooide hij het papieren vliegtuig door de kamer.
02
slingeren, deinen
to undergo a forward and backward motion, causing the front of a moving ship, aircraft, or vehicle to move up and down
Intransitive
Voorbeelden
The roller coaster pitched as it ascended the steep incline.
De achtbaan deinde terwijl hij de steile helling beklom.
03
plotseling vallen, onverwacht naar voren duiken
to fall or plunge forward abruptly, often involuntarily or unexpectedly
Intransitive: to pitch | to pitch somewhere
Voorbeelden
The tree branch broke, causing the squirrel to pitch to the ground.
De tak van de boom brak, waardoor de eekhoorn naar de grond viel.
Voorbeelden
The musician pitched the strings of the guitar to the correct tension for optimal sound quality.
De muzikant stemde de snaren van de gitaar op de juiste spanning voor een optimale geluidskwaliteit.
05
aanpassen, instellen
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
Voorbeelden
They pitched the price of the product competitively to attract more customers to their store.
Ze hebben de prijs van het product concurrerend vastgesteld om meer klanten naar hun winkel te trekken.
06
aankondigen, verklaren
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
Voorbeelden
The lead player pitched diamonds, signaling diamonds as the trump suit for the upcoming trick.
De leidende speler heeft ruiten gepitched, waarmee ruiten als troefkleur voor de volgende slag werden aangegeven.
07
opzetten, monteren
to set up, arrange, or fix something in a particular position or location
Transitive: to pitch sth somewhere
Voorbeelden
The workers pitched the scaffolding against the building for exterior repairs.
De arbeiders plaatsten de steiger tegen het gebouw voor buitenreparaties.
08
gooien, pitchen
(in golf) to make a short, high-arching shot, typically played from closer distances to the hole
Transitive: to pitch the golf ball
Voorbeelden
The golfer pitched the ball over the water hazard onto the green with precision.
De golfer sloeg de bal met precisie over het waterhindernis op de green.
09
gooien, een worp uitvoeren
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
Voorbeelden
She confidently pitched a changeup, fooling the batter with the sudden decrease in speed.
Ze gooide vol vertrouwen een changeup, waardoor de slagman werd misleid door de plotselinge snelheidsvermindering.
10
hellen, kantelen
to tilt or slope in a particular direction
Intransitive: to pitch | to pitch to a direction
Voorbeelden
As the airplane descended, its nose pitched downward toward the runway.
Toen het vliegtuig daalde, kantelde de neus naar beneden richting de landingsbaan.
11
promoten, verkopen
to actively promote or advertise a product, service, event, or idea
Transitive: to pitch a product or service
Voorbeelden
The restaurant pitched its grand opening with special promotions and discounts for the first week.
Het restaurant promootte zijn grote opening met speciale aanbiedingen en kortingen voor de eerste week.
01
(in baseball) the action of throwing a ball by a pitcher toward the batter
Voorbeelden
The batter swings at the first pitch.
02
veld, pitch
a flat ground prepared and marked for playing particular sports, such as soccer
Dialect
British
British
Voorbeelden
The coach instructed the team to gather near the center of the pitch.
De coach instrueerde het team om zich te verzamelen bij het midden van het veld.
03
toonhoogte, toon
the degree of highness or lowness of a tone that is determined by the frequency of waves producing it
Voorbeelden
The singer struggled to hit the high pitch during the challenging chorus.
De zanger had moeite om de hoge toonhoogte te raken tijdens de uitdagende refrein.
04
the angle or slope of a surface relative to a horizontal plane
Voorbeelden
The stairs follow a gentle pitch.
05
a presentation or argument intended to persuade or promote a product, idea, or service
Voorbeelden
The team practices their marketing pitch.
06
a place where a vendor or salesperson sets up to sell goods, especially on a street or sidewalk
Voorbeelden
Vendors line the street with their pitches.
07
the act or manner of throwing an object
Voorbeelden
They observe the pitch of stones across the pond.
08
a high approach shot in golf, usually played to reach the green from a short distance
Voorbeelden
She hits a delicate pitch over the bunker.
09
sudden or repeated up-and-down motion, such as that of a ship or other conveyance
Voorbeelden
They measure the pitch of the plane during turbulence.
10
any of several dark, tar-like substances obtained as residues from distillation or natural sources
Voorbeelden
The road is covered with a layer of pitch.
01
Pitch, Pitch-spel
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
Voorbeelden
In Pitch, the goal is to score as many points as possible by winning tricks.
In Pitch is het doel om zoveel mogelijk punten te scoren door slagen te winnen.
Lexicale Boom
pitched
pitcher
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