pitch

1 of 4

noun (1)

ˈpich

: a black or dark viscous substance obtained as a residue in the distillation of organic materials and especially tars

: any of various bituminous substances

: resin obtained from various conifers and often used medicinally

: any of various artificial mixtures resembling resinous or bituminous pitches

pitch

2 of 4

verb (1)

pitched; pitching; pitches

transitive verb

: to cover, smear, or treat with or as if with pitch

pitch

3 of 4

verb (2)

pitched; pitching; pitches

transitive verb

: to erect and fix firmly in place

pitch a tent

: to throw usually with a particular objective or toward a particular point

pitch hay onto a wagon

: such as

: to throw (a baseball) to a batter

: to toss (something, such as coins) so as to fall at or near a mark

pitch pennies

: to put aside or discard by or as if by throwing

pitched the trash into the bin

: to present or advertise especially in a high-pressure way : plug, promote

: to attempt to persuade especially with a sales pitch

: to present (a movie or program idea) for consideration (as by a TV producer)

a(1)

: to cause to be at a particular level or of a particular quality

a test pitched at a 5th-grade reading level

(2)

: to set in a particular musical key

: to cause to be set at a particular angle : slope

: to utter glibly and insincerely

: to use as a starting pitcher

: to play as pitcher

: to hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with backspin so that it rolls very little after striking the green

: throw sense 6

pitch a fit

intransitive verb

: to fall precipitately or headlong

b(1)

of a ship : to have the bow alternately plunge precipitately and rise abruptly

(2)

of an aircraft, missile, or spacecraft : to turn about a lateral axis so that the forward end rises or falls in relation to the after end

: buck entry 2 sense 1

: encamp

: to hit upon or happen upon something

pitch upon the perfect gift

: to incline downward : slope

: to throw a ball to a batter

: to play ball as a pitcher

: to pitch a golf ball

: to make a sales pitch

pitch

4 of 4

noun (2)

: slope

also : degree of slope : rake

: the distance between any of various things: such as

(1)

: distance between one point on a gear tooth and the corresponding point on the next tooth

(2)

: distance from any point on the thread of a screw to the corresponding point on an adjacent thread measured parallel to the axis

: the theoretical distance a propeller would advance longitudinally in one revolution

: the number of teeth or of threads per inch

: a unit of width of type based on the number of times a letter can be set in a linear inch

: the action or a manner of pitching

especially : an up-and-down movement compare yaw

archaic : top, zenith

: the relative level, intensity, or extent of some quality or state

tensions rose to a feverish pitch

b(1)

: the property of a sound and especially a musical tone that is determined by the frequency of the waves producing it : highness or lowness of sound

(2)

: a standard frequency for tuning instruments

c(1)

: the difference in the relative vibration frequency of the human voice that contributes to the total meaning of speech

(2)

: a definite relative pitch that is a significant phenomenon in speech

: a steep place : declivity

: the portion of a route (as in mountain climbing or caving) between belay points

chiefly British

: an outdoor site (as for camping or doing business)

: playing field sense 1

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

: an often high-pressure sales presentation

: advertisement

: recommendation, plug

made a pitch for tax cuts

: the delivery of a baseball by a pitcher to a batter

: a baseball so thrown

: pitchout sense 2

pitched

ˈpicht

adjective

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English pich, from Old English pic, from Latin pic-, pix; akin to Greek pissa pitch, Old Church Slavonic pĭcĭlŭ

Verb (2)

Middle English pichen to thrust, drive, fix firmly, probably from Old English *piccan, from Vulgar Latin *piccare — more at pike

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb (2)

13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

pitch 1 of 3

verb

ˈpich

pitched; pitching

: to set up and fix firmly in place

We pitched a tent.

: to throw usually toward a certain point

I pitched hay onto a wagon.

: to throw a baseball or softball to a batter

: to plunge or fall forward

: slope entry 2, slant

The roof is steeply pitched.

: to fix or set at a certain highness or lowness

… he pitched the call high enough to make it sound like a young turkey gobbling.

Virginia Hamilton, M. C. Higgins the Great

: to move in such a way that one end falls while the other end rises

The ship pitched in a rough sea.

pitch

2 of 3

noun

: highness or lowness of sound

: amount of slope

The roof has a steep pitch.

: an up-and-down movement

the pitch of a ship

: the throw of a baseball or softball to a batter

: the amount or level of something (as a feeling)

Excitement reached a high pitch.

pitch

3 of 3

noun

: a dark sticky substance left over from distilling tar and used in making roofing paper, in waterproofing seams, and in paving

: resin from various evergreen trees (as the pine)

pitches 1 of 2

noun

plural of pitch

as in dives

an act or instance of diving the daring pitch of the escaped prisoner into the swirling ocean waters at the base of the cliff

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

dives
plunges
dips
tumbles
descents
immersions
falls
slips
drops
stumbles
spills
submersions
jackknives
headers
belly flops
plumps
swan dives

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

jumps
leaps

as in slopes

the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon the steep pitch of the roof makes it too dangerous to walk on

Synonyms & Similar Words

slopes
inclines
inclinations
gradients
climbs
rakes
slants
grades
diagonals
ascents
leans
upgrades
banks
cants
rises

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

dips
declines
falls
hangs
hangings
descents
declinations
declensions
downgrades
declivities

pitches

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of pitch

as in erects

to fix in an upright position needed help pitching a tent

Synonyms & Similar Words

erects
raises
lifts
hoists
rears
upraises
sets up
hikes
ups
upends
braces
buttresses
cranes
supports
elevates
puts up
uplifts
upholds
heaves
heightens
shores (up)
boosts
picks up
hefts
props (up)
jacks (up)
perks (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

levels
knocks down
tears down
demolishes
flattens
razes

as in plunges

to cast oneself head first into deep water when a wave hit the float, I lost my balance and pitched into the lake

Synonyms & Similar Words

dives
plunges
sounds
plunks
dips
belly flops
plonks
submerges
plumps
immerses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

surfaces

as in rocks

to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions the ship pitched in the choppy sea

Synonyms & Similar Words

rocks
lurches
sways
shakes
tosses
seesaws
rolls
jerks
halts
wobbles
wabbles
vibrates
reels
tumbles
blunders
weaves
careens
flounders
falters
vacillates
wavers
stumbles
toddles
bucks
waggles
jolts
hitches
hobbles
waddles
oscillates
dodders
undulates
teeters
staggers
totters
wags

as in throws

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm pitched the baseball almost 50 feet

Synonyms & Similar Words

throws
tosses
hurls
slings
flings
bowls
lofts
fires
launches
pegs
lobs
catapults
casts
pelts
chucks
heaves
darts
dashes
projects
guns
flips
hurtles
hooks
lets fly
rifles
rolls
passes
thrusts
precipitates
shoots
ejects
bucks
propels
impels

as in ditches

to get rid of as useless or unwanted we decided to pitch that whole system and start over again

Synonyms & Similar Words

ditches
discards
dumps
unloads
scraps
tosses
loses
sheds
rejects
sluffs (off)
chucks
exorcises
exorcizes
deep-sixes
junks
eighty-sixes
throws away
abandons
lays by
sloughs (off)
sets aside
cashiers
jettisons
throws out
disposes of
casts (off)
deserts
eliminates
dismisses
removes
kicks out
86es
flings (off or away)
shucks (off)
forsakes
abdicates
wipes out
expunges
extirpates
abolishes
eradicates
exterminates
stamps (out)
extinguishes
annihilates
liquidates
roots (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

uses
adopts
embraces
utilizes
takes on
employs
holds
retains
keeps
holds back

as in sells

to provide publicity for the cutting-edge ad agency was hired to pitch our products to a younger generation of consumers

Synonyms & Similar Words

sells
promotes
hypes
plugs
advertises
ballyhoos
publicizes
barks
praises
touts
talks up
announces
broadcasts
reviews
pushes
beats the drum (for)
merchandises
boosts
publishes
hails
endorses
lauds
merchandizes
acclaims
recommends
indorses
plumps (for)
plonks (for)
plunks (for)

as in angles

to set or cause to be at an angle the roof should be pitched steeply enough to prevent an excessive accumulation of snow

Synonyms & Similar Words

slopes
angles
tilts
tips
cocks
inclines
slants
leans
lists
heels
banks
cants
deviates
bends
retreats
descends
veers
swerves
declines
reclines

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

levels
straightens
evens
flattens

单词	pitches
释义	pitch 1 of 4 noun (1) ˈpich 1 : a black or dark viscous substance obtained as a residue in the distillation of organic materials and especially tars 2 : any of various bituminous substances 3 : resin obtained from various conifers and often used medicinally 4 : any of various artificial mixtures resembling resinous or bituminous pitches pitch 2 of 4 verb (1) pitched; pitching; pitches transitive verb : to cover, smear, or treat with or as if with pitch pitch 3 of 4 verb (2) pitched; pitching; pitches transitive verb 1 : to erect and fix firmly in place pitch a tent 2 : to throw usually with a particular objective or toward a particular point pitch hay onto a wagon : such as a : to throw (a baseball) to a batter b : to toss (something, such as coins) so as to fall at or near a mark pitch pennies c : to put aside or discard by or as if by throwing pitched the trash into the bin 3 a : to present or advertise especially in a high-pressure way : plug, promote b : to attempt to persuade especially with a sales pitch c : to present (a movie or program idea) for consideration (as by a TV producer) 4 a(1) : to cause to be at a particular level or of a particular quality a test pitched at a 5th-grade reading level (2) : to set in a particular musical key b : to cause to be set at a particular angle : slope 5 : to utter glibly and insincerely 6 a : to use as a starting pitcher b : to play as pitcher 7 : to hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with backspin so that it rolls very little after striking the green 8 : throw sense 6 pitch a fit intransitive verb 1 a : to fall precipitately or headlong b(1) of a ship : to have the bow alternately plunge precipitately and rise abruptly (2) of an aircraft, missile, or spacecraft : to turn about a lateral axis so that the forward end rises or falls in relation to the after end c : buck entry 2 sense 1 2 : encamp 3 : to hit upon or happen upon something pitch upon the perfect gift 4 : to incline downward : slope 5 a : to throw a ball to a batter b : to play ball as a pitcher c : to pitch a golf ball 6 : to make a sales pitch pitch 4 of 4 noun (2) 1 a : slope also : degree of slope : rake b : the distance between any of various things: such as (1) : distance between one point on a gear tooth and the corresponding point on the next tooth (2) : distance from any point on the thread of a screw to the corresponding point on an adjacent thread measured parallel to the axis c : the theoretical distance a propeller would advance longitudinally in one revolution d : the number of teeth or of threads per inch e : a unit of width of type based on the number of times a letter can be set in a linear inch 2 : the action or a manner of pitching especially : an up-and-down movement compare yaw 3 archaic : top, zenith 4 a : the relative level, intensity, or extent of some quality or state tensions rose to a feverish pitch b(1) : the property of a sound and especially a musical tone that is determined by the frequency of the waves producing it : highness or lowness of sound (2) : a standard frequency for tuning instruments c(1) : the difference in the relative vibration frequency of the human voice that contributes to the total meaning of speech (2) : a definite relative pitch that is a significant phenomenon in speech 5 a : a steep place : declivity b : the portion of a route (as in mountain climbing or caving) between belay points 6 chiefly British a : an outdoor site (as for camping or doing business) b : playing field sense 1 7 : an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump 8 a : an often high-pressure sales presentation b : advertisement c : recommendation, plug made a pitch for tax cuts 9 a : the delivery of a baseball by a pitcher to a batter b : a baseball so thrown c : pitchout sense 2 pitched ˈpicht adjective Illustration of pitch two systems of staff notation of pitch Phrases pitch into 1 : attack, assail 2 : to set to work on energetically Synonyms Verb (2) erect put up raise rear set up upend upraise Noun (2) dive plunge See all Synonyms & Antonyms Word History Etymology Noun (1) Middle English pich, from Old English pic, from Latin pic-, pix; akin to Greek pissa pitch, Old Church Slavonic pĭcĭlŭ Verb (2) Middle English pichen to thrust, drive, fix firmly, probably from Old English piccan, from Vulgar Latin piccare — more at pike First Known Use Noun (1) before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb (1) before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above Verb (2) 13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Noun (2) 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing pitch absolute pitch fast-pitch concert pitch fever pitch perfect pitch on pitch as black/dark as pitch pitch a fit pitch-black pitch a/the tent pitch-dark pitch in queer (someone's) pitch sales pitch slow-pitch international pitch off pitch slo-pitch have/throw/pitch a tantrum pitch pine pitch pipe pitch-perfect pitch up wild pitch pitch shot queer the pitch pitch into See More absolute pitch fast-pitch concert pitch fever pitch perfect pitch on pitch as black/dark as pitch pitch a fit pitch-black pitch a/the tent pitch-dark pitch in queer (someone's) pitch sales pitch slow-pitch international pitch off pitch slo-pitch have/throw/pitch a tantrum pitch pine pitch pipe pitch-perfect pitch up wild pitch pitch shot queer the pitch pitch into See More Kids Definition pitch 1 of 3 verb ˈpich pitched; pitching 1 : to set up and fix firmly in place We pitched a tent. 2 : to throw usually toward a certain point I pitched hay onto a wagon. 3 : to throw a baseball or softball to a batter 4 : to plunge or fall forward 5 : slope entry 2, slant The roof is steeply pitched. 6 : to fix or set at a certain highness or lowness … he pitched the call high enough to make it sound like a young turkey gobbling. Virginia Hamilton, M. C. Higgins the Great 7 : to move in such a way that one end falls while the other end rises The ship pitched in a rough sea. pitch 2 of 3 noun 1 : highness or lowness of sound 2 : amount of slope The roof has a steep pitch. 3 : an up-and-down movement the pitch of a ship 4 : the throw of a baseball or softball to a batter 5 : the amount or level of something (as a feeling) Excitement reached a high pitch. pitch 3 of 3 noun 1 : a dark sticky substance left over from distilling tar and used in making roofing paper, in waterproofing seams, and in paving 2 : resin from various evergreen trees (as the pine) Medical Definition pitch 1 of 2 noun ˈpich 1 : a black or dark viscous substance obtained as a residue in the distillation of organic materials and especially tars 2 : resin obtained from various conifers and often used medicinally pitch 2 of 2 noun : the property of a sound and especially a musical tone that is determined by the frequency of the waves producing it : highness or lowness of sound pitches 1 of 2 noun plural of pitch 1 as in dives an act or instance of diving the daring pitch of the escaped prisoner into the swirling ocean waters at the base of the cliff Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance dives plunges dips tumbles descents immersions falls slips drops stumbles spills submersions jackknives headers belly flops plumps swan dives Antonyms & Near Antonyms jumps leaps 2 as in slopes the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon the steep pitch of the roof makes it too dangerous to walk on Synonyms & Similar Words slopes inclines inclinations gradients climbs rakes slants grades diagonals ascents leans upgrades banks cants rises Antonyms & Near Antonyms dips declines falls hangs hangings descents declinations declensions downgrades declivities See More pitches 2 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of pitch 1 as in erects to fix in an upright position needed help pitching a tent Synonyms & Similar Words erects raises lifts hoists rears upraises sets up hikes ups upends braces buttresses cranes supports elevates puts up uplifts upholds heaves heightens shores (up) boosts picks up hefts props (up) jacks (up) perks (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms levels knocks down tears down demolishes flattens razes 2 as in plunges to cast oneself head first into deep water when a wave hit the float, I lost my balance and pitched into the lake Synonyms & Similar Words dives plunges sounds plunks dips belly flops plonks submerges plumps immerses Antonyms & Near Antonyms surfaces 3 as in rocks to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions the ship pitched in the choppy sea Synonyms & Similar Words rocks lurches sways shakes tosses seesaws rolls jerks halts wobbles wabbles vibrates reels tumbles blunders weaves careens flounders falters vacillates wavers stumbles toddles bucks waggles jolts hitches hobbles waddles oscillates dodders undulates teeters staggers totters wags 4 as in throws to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm pitched the baseball almost 50 feet Synonyms & Similar Words throws tosses hurls slings flings bowls lofts fires launches pegs lobs catapults casts pelts chucks heaves darts dashes projects guns flips hurtles hooks lets fly rifles rolls passes thrusts precipitates shoots ejects bucks propels impels 5 as in ditches to get rid of as useless or unwanted we decided to pitch that whole system and start over again Synonyms & Similar Words ditches discards dumps unloads scraps tosses loses sheds rejects sluffs (off) chucks exorcises exorcizes deep-sixes junks eighty-sixes throws away abandons lays by sloughs (off) sets aside cashiers jettisons throws out disposes of casts (off) deserts eliminates dismisses removes kicks out 86es flings (off or away) shucks (off) forsakes abdicates wipes out expunges extirpates abolishes eradicates exterminates stamps (out) extinguishes annihilates liquidates roots (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms uses adopts embraces utilizes takes on employs holds retains keeps holds back See More 6 as in sells to provide publicity for the cutting-edge ad agency was hired to pitch our products to a younger generation of consumers Synonyms & Similar Words sells promotes hypes plugs advertises ballyhoos publicizes barks praises touts talks up announces broadcasts reviews pushes beats the drum (for) merchandises boosts publishes hails endorses lauds merchandizes acclaims recommends indorses plumps (for) plonks (for) plunks (for) 7 as in angles to set or cause to be at an angle the roof should be pitched steeply enough to prevent an excessive accumulation of snow Synonyms & Similar Words slopes angles tilts tips cocks inclines slants leans lists heels banks cants deviates bends retreats descends veers swerves declines reclines Antonyms & Near Antonyms levels straightens evens flattens
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pitch

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