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noun
- 1. the quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone: "a car engine seems to change pitch downward as the vehicle passes you"
- 2. the steepness of a slope, especially of a roof.
verb
- 1. throw (the ball) for the batter to try to hit.
- 2. throw or fling roughly or casually: "he crumpled the page up and pitched it into the fireplace" Similar
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the degree to which a sound or a musical note is high or low: The piano and organ were tuned to the same pitch. Parts of the right brain that are sensitive to pitch in music play the same role in speech. See also. perfect pitch. pitch-perfect. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. pitch noun (PERSUASION) [ C ]
The meaning of PITCH is a black or dark viscous substance obtained as a residue in the distillation of organic materials and especially tars. How to use pitch in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Pitch.
Pitch means to set up a tent or similar structure, to throw something, or to promote something. Pitch has many other senses as a verb and a noun. When you pitch a tent, you are setting or standing it up. Relatedly, pitch also means to insert something into the ground, such as tent pegs.
Pitch is a black substance that is sticky when it is hot and very hard when it is dry. Pitch is used on the bottoms of boats and on the roofs of houses to prevent water getting in.
Definitions of pitch. noun. the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration. see more. verb. set to a certain pitch. “He pitched his voice very low” see more. verb. set the level or character of. “She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience” synonyms: gear. see more. noun.
pitch (sb/sth) forward/into, etc. to suddenly move in a particular direction, or to make someone or something suddenly move in a particular direction: He braked too hard and the car pitched forward. She pitched the stone into the river. pitch a tent. to choose a place for a tent and put it there.
[transitive] to set something at a particular level. pitch something (+ adv./prep./adj.) They have pitched their prices too high. pitch something (at something) The test was pitched at too low a level for the students.
[countable, usually singular] talk or arguments used by a person trying to sell something or persuade people to do something. an aggressive sales pitch. the candidate’s campaign pitch. Each company was given ten minutes to make its pitch. see also elevator pitch.
to make a determined effort to get something or to persuade someone of something He made a pitch to black voters in Alabama. Definition of pitch noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. transitive verb. If you pitch something somewhere, you throw it with some force, usually aiming it carefully. Simon pitched the empty bottle into the lake. Synonyms: throw, launch, cast, toss More Synonyms of pitch. 2. transitive verb. In the game of baseball, when you pitch the ball, you throw it to the batter for them to hit it.
