pitch

phonetic symbol: / pɪ́tʃ / 

pitch - English Dictionary

[ noun ]
■ the action or manner of throwing something
e.g.)
・his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor

[ noun ]
■ (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
delivery

[ noun ]
■ abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
e.g.)
・the pitching and tossing was quite exciting
lurch , pitching

[ noun ]
■ an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump
auction pitch

[ noun ]
■ a high approach shot in golf
pitch shot

[ noun ]
■ the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration

[ noun ]
■ degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
e.g.)
・the roof had a steep pitch
rake , slant

[ noun ]
■ promotion by means of an argument and demonstration
sales pitch , sales talk

[ noun ]
■ a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk)
e.g.)
・he was employed to see that his paper's news pitches were not trespassed upon by rival vendors

[ noun ]
■ any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
tar

[ verb ]
■ set the level or character of
e.g.)
・She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience
gear

[ verb ]
■ set to a certain pitch
e.g.)
・He pitched his voice very low

[ verb ]
■ lead (a card) and establish the trump suit

[ verb ]
■ hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin

[ verb ]
■ throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball
e.g.)
・The pitcher delivered the ball
deliver

[ verb ]
■ throw or toss with a light motion
flip , sky , toss

[ verb ]
■ erect and fasten
e.g.)
・pitch a tent
set up

[ verb ]
■ move abruptly
lurch , shift

[ verb ]
■ heel over
cant , cant over , slant , tilt

[ verb ]
■ fall or plunge forward
e.g.)
・She pitched over the railing of the balcony

[ verb ]
■ be at an angle
incline , slope

[ verb ]
■ sell or offer for sale from place to place
hawk , huckster , monger , peddle , vend

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