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)

pitching

verb

present participle of pitch

as in erecting

to fix in an upright position needed help pitching a tent

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

erecting
raising
rearing
lifting
hoisting
upending
elevating
supporting
bracing
setting up
upping
upraising
buttressing
putting up
upholding
hiking
heaving
boosting
heightening
uplifting
craning
hefting
propping (up)
shoring (up)
picking up
jacking (up)
perking (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

flattening
demolishing
leveling
tearing down
levelling
knocking down
razing

as in diving

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

diving
plunging
sounding
plunking
dipping
submerging
belly flopping
plumping
immersing
plonking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

surfacing

as in rocking

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

rocking
swaying
lurching
shaking
rolling
tossing
seesawing
vibrating
wobbling
halting
jerking
careening
faltering
floundering
tumbling
reeling
weaving
wabbling
wavering
tottering
vacillating
stumbling
oscillating
hobbling
bucking
staggering
blundering
teetering
toddling
waddling
jolting
undulating
hitching
doddering
waggling
wagging

as in throwing

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

throwing
tossing
hurling
flinging
slinging
launching
firing
bowling
casting
lofting
heaving
chucking
lobbing
pegging
pelting
catapulting
flipping
rolling
dashing
gunning
darting
hurtling
letting fly
projecting
propelling
thrusting
shooting
ejecting
precipitating
hooking
rifling
passing
bucking
impelling

as in unloading

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

unloading
dumping
ditching
discarding
losing
tossing
jettisoning
abandoning
rejecting
scrapping
chucking
exorcising
shedding
exorcizing
removing
eliminating
junking
throwing away
dismissing
cashiering
eighty-sixing
disposing of
forsaking
deep-sixing
86ing
throwing out
laying by
setting aside
sluffing (off)
abdicating
casting (off)
abolishing
deserting
flinging (off or away)
sloughing (off)
shucking (off)
eradicating
kicking out
exterminating
expunging
wiping out
liquidating
annihilating
extinguishing
extirpating
stamping (out)
rooting (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

adopting
using
embracing
employing
utilizing
holding
keeping
retaining
taking on
holding back

as in promoting

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

promoting
selling
advertising
publicizing
hyping
ballyhooing
touting
announcing
publishing
plugging
pushing
boosting
merchandising
praising
barking
broadcasting
endorsing
reviewing
talking up
hailing
lauding
merchandizing
beating the drum (for)
acclaiming
recommending
indorsing
plonking (for)
plumping (for)
plunking (for)

as in tilting

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

tilting
sloping
angling
leaning
tipping
cocking
slanting
inclining
heeling
banking
listing
bending
deviating
canting
retreating
descending
reclining
veering
declining
swerving

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

straightening
evening
flattening
leveling
levelling

单词	pitching
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 pitching verb present participle of pitch 1 as in erecting to fix in an upright position needed help pitching a tent Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance erecting raising rearing lifting hoisting upending elevating supporting bracing setting up upping upraising buttressing putting up upholding hiking heaving boosting heightening uplifting craning hefting propping (up) shoring (up) picking up jacking (up) perking (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms flattening demolishing leveling tearing down levelling knocking down razing See More 2 as in diving 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 diving plunging sounding plunking dipping submerging belly flopping plumping immersing plonking Antonyms & Near Antonyms surfacing 3 as in rocking to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions the ship pitched in the choppy sea Synonyms & Similar Words rocking swaying lurching shaking rolling tossing seesawing vibrating wobbling halting jerking careening faltering floundering tumbling reeling weaving wabbling wavering tottering vacillating stumbling oscillating hobbling bucking staggering blundering teetering toddling waddling jolting undulating hitching doddering waggling wagging 4 as in throwing to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm pitched the baseball almost 50 feet Synonyms & Similar Words throwing tossing hurling flinging slinging launching firing bowling casting lofting heaving chucking lobbing pegging pelting catapulting flipping rolling dashing gunning darting hurtling letting fly projecting propelling thrusting shooting ejecting precipitating hooking rifling passing bucking impelling 5 as in unloading to get rid of as useless or unwanted we decided to pitch that whole system and start over again Synonyms & Similar Words unloading dumping ditching discarding losing tossing jettisoning abandoning rejecting scrapping chucking exorcising shedding exorcizing removing eliminating junking throwing away dismissing cashiering eighty-sixing disposing of forsaking deep-sixing 86ing throwing out laying by setting aside sluffing (off) abdicating casting (off) abolishing deserting flinging (off or away) sloughing (off) shucking (off) eradicating kicking out exterminating expunging wiping out liquidating annihilating extinguishing extirpating stamping (out) rooting (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms adopting using embracing employing utilizing holding keeping retaining taking on holding back See More 6 as in promoting to provide publicity for the cutting-edge ad agency was hired to pitch our products to a younger generation of consumers Synonyms & Similar Words promoting selling advertising publicizing hyping ballyhooing touting announcing publishing plugging pushing boosting merchandising praising barking broadcasting endorsing reviewing talking up hailing lauding merchandizing beating the drum (for) acclaiming recommending indorsing plonking (for) plumping (for) plunking (for) 7 as in tilting 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 tilting sloping angling leaning tipping cocking slanting inclining heeling banking listing bending deviating canting retreating descending reclining veering declining swerving Antonyms & Near Antonyms straightening evening flattening leveling levelling
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pitch

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