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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 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.
a speech or act that attempts to persuade someone to buy or do something: (sales) pitch The man in the shop gave me his ( sales) pitch about quality and reliability.
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.
1. a. To throw, usually with careful aim. See Synonyms at throw. b. To discard by throwing: pitched my worn-out sneakers. 2. Baseball. a. To throw (the ball) from the mound to the batter. b. To play (a game or part of a game) as pitcher. c. To assign as pitcher: The manager decided to pitch a left-hander. 3.
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 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.
PITCH definition: 1. to make something suitable for a particular level or group of people: 2. to try to persuade…. Learn more.
[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.
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.
[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.
