[ 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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