pitanga
pitanga

pitch


Definition: Meaning of, pitch in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / pɪtʃ /

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pitch pitches
  1. sports field [countable] British English a marked out area of ground on which a sport is played [=  field]
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  2. strong feelings/activity [singular, uncountable] a strong level of feeling about something or a high level of an activity or a quality
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  3. music [singular, uncountable] how high or low a note or other sound is
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  4. music [uncountable] the ability of a musician to play or sing a note at exactly the correct level
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  5. persuading [countable] informal the things someone says to persuade people to buy something, do something, or accept an idea
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  6. baseball [countable] a throw of the ball, or a way in which it can be thrown
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  7. black substance [uncountable] a black, sticky substance that is used on roofs, the bottoms of ships etc to stop water coming through
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  8. ship/aircraft [uncountable] an up and down movement of a ship or an aircraft [↪  roll]
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  9. slope [singular, uncountable] the degree to which a roof slopes or the sloping part of a roof
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  10. street/market [countable] British English a place in a public area where someone who sells things to people goes to sell things or where an entertainer goes to sell things or perform
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
pitch pitched pitched
Present Participle Third Person Singular
pitching pitches
  1. throw [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to throw something with a lot of force, often aiming carefully
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  2. ball games [intransitive and transitive] to aim and throw a ball in baseball
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  3. ball games [intransitive] if a ball pitches in CRICKET or golf, it hits the ground
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  4. ball games [transitive] to hit the ball in a high curve in golf
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  5. ball games [transitive] to make the ball hit the ground when you are BOWL ing in CRICKET
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  6. fall [intransitive,transitive always + adverb/preposition] to fall or be moved suddenly in a particular direction, or to make someone or something do this
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  7. ship/plane [intransitive] if a ship or an aircraft pitches, it moves up and down in an uncontrolled way with the movement of the water or air
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  8. set a level [transitive usually passive] to set a speech, examination, explanation etc at a particular level of difficulty
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  9. set a level [transitive usually passive] British English to set prices at a particular level
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  10. aim product [transitive usually passive] to aim a product at a particular type of organization, group of people etc, or to describe it in a particular way, in order to sell it
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  11. business deals [intransitive and transitive] informal to try to persuade someone to do business with you, buy something etc
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  12. voice/music [transitive always + adverb/preposition] if you pitch your voice or another sound at a particular level, the sound is produced at that level
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  13. pitch a tent/pitch camp to set up a tent or a camp for a short time
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  14. slope [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to slope down
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  15. pitch somebody a line American English informal to tell someone a story or give them an excuse that is difficult to believe
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pitch used in phrases

  • absolute pitch (noun)
    1. the ability to identify the pitch of a tone
  • auction pitch (noun)
    1. an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump
  • concert pitch (noun)
    1. the pitch used to tune instruments for concert performances; usually assigns 440 Hz to the A above middle C
  • elevator pitch (noun)
    1. a short speech aimed to attract support for a new product or project
  • fever pitch (noun)
    1. a state of extreme excitement
  • high pitch (noun)
    1. a pitch that is perceived as above other pitches
  • international pitch (noun)
    1. the pitch used to tune instruments for concert performances; usually assigns 440 Hz to the A above middle C
  • low pitch (noun)
    1. a pitch that is perceived as below other pitches
  • mineral pitch (noun)
    1. a dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation; consists mainly of hydrocarbons
  • northern pitch pine (noun)
    1. large three-needled pine of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada; closely related to the pond pine
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pitch used in phrasal verbs

  • pitch against (phrasal verb)
    1. pitch someone against someone to make someone fight or compete against someone else
  • pitch in (phrasal verb)
    1. to join with other people in doing a job
    2. to give your opinion, ideas etc during a conversation
  • pitch into (phrasal verb)
    1. pitch someone into something to put someone in a new situation, especially when they were not expecting it
    2. pitch into someone to start attacking or criticizing someone
  • pitch out (phrasal verb)
    1. pitch someone out to force someone to leave a place, organization etc
  • pitch up (phrasal verb)
    1. to arrive, especially late or in an unusual way
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