pitch

pitch ¹  (pch)

n.

1. Any of various thick, dark, sticky substances obtained from the distillation residue of coal tar, wood tar, or petroleum and used for waterproofing, roofing, caulking, and paving.

2. Any of various natural bitumens, such as mineral pitch or asphalt.

3. A resin derived from the sap of various coniferous trees, as the pines.

tr.v. pitched, pitch·ing, pitch·es

To smear or cover with or as if with pitch.

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[Middle English pich, from Old English pic and from Anglo-Norman piche, both from Latin pix, pic-.]

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pitch ¹

Verb

1. to hurl or throw

2. to set up (a tent or camp)

3. to slope or fall forwards or downwards: she pitched forwards like a diver

4. (of a ship or plane) to dip and raise its back and front alternately

5. to set the level or tone of: his ambitions were pitched too high

6. to aim to sell (a product) to a specified market or on a specified basis

7. Music to sing or play (a note or interval) accurately

Noun

1. Chiefly Brit (in many sports) the field of play

2. a level of emotion: children can wind their parents up to a pitch of anger and guilt

3. the degree or angle of slope

4. the distance between corresponding points or adjacent threads on a screw thread

5. the pitching motion of a ship or plane

6. Music the highness or lowness of a note in relation to other notes: low pitch

7. the act or manner of pitching a ball

8. Chiefly Brit the place where a street or market trader regularly sells

9. Slang a persuasive sales talk, esp. one routinely repeated

See also pitch in, pitch into [Middle English picchen]

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pitch ²

Noun

1. a thick sticky substance formed from coal tar and used for paving or waterproofing

2. any similar substance, such as asphalt, occurring as a natural deposit

Verb

to apply pitch to [Old English pic]

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pitch  (pch)

1. A thick, tarlike substance obtained by distilling coal tar, used for roofing, waterproofing, and paving.

2. Any of various natural bitumens, such as asphalt, having similar uses.

3. A resin derived from the sap of a cone-bearing tree, such as a pine.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pitch - the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration sound property - an attribute of sound concert pitch, international pitch, philharmonic pitch - the pitch used to tune instruments for concert performances; usually assigns 440 Hz to the A above middle C high pitch, high frequency - a pitch that is perceived as above other pitches treble, soprano - the pitch range of the highest female voice tenor - the pitch range of the highest male voice key - pitch of the voice; "he spoke in a low key" low pitch, low frequency - a pitch that is perceived as below other pitches alto - the pitch range of the lowest female voice alto - (of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments bass - the lowest part of the musical range tone - (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages; "the Beijing dialect uses four tones" tune - the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch; "he cannot sing in tune"; "the clarinet was out of tune"
	2.	pitch - (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter delivery throw - the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); "the catcher made a good throw to second base" balk - an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base ball - a pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him" beanball, beaner - a baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head change-of-pace, change-of-pace ball, change-up, off-speed pitch - a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball breaking ball, curve ball, bender, curve - a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter duster - a pitch thrown deliberately close to the batter fastball, heater, hummer, bullet, smoke - (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke" knuckleball, knuckler - a baseball pitch thrown with little speed or spin overhand pitch - a baseball pitch in which the hand moves above the shoulder passed ball - a pitch that the catcher should have caught but did not; allows a base runner to advance a base screwball - a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown sinker - a pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate spitball, spitter - an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it strike - (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders; "this pitcher throws more strikes than balls" submarine ball, submarine pitch - a pitch thrown sidearm instead of overhead wild pitch - an errant pitch that the catcher cannot be expected to catch and that allows a base runner to advance a base baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
	3.	pitch - a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk); "he was employed to see that his paper's news pitches were not trespassed upon by rival vendors" position, place - the particular portion of space occupied by something; "he put the lamp back in its place" Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
	4.	pitch - promotion by means of an argument and demonstration sales pitch, sales talk promotion, promotional material, publicity, packaging - a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution; "the packaging of new ideas"
	5.	pitch - degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch" rake, slant gradient, slope - the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient" loft - (golf) the backward slant on the head of some golf clubs that is designed to drive the ball high in the air
	6.	pitch - any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue tar bitumen - any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons coal tar - a tar formed from distillation of bituminous coal; coal tar can be further distilled to give various aromatic compounds
	7.	pitch - a high approach shot in golf         pitch shot approach shot, approach - a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green; "he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green"
	8.	pitch - an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump auction pitch all fours, high-low-jack - card games in which points are won for taking the high or low or jack or game
	9.	pitch - abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting" pitching, lurch movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" careen, sway, tilt, rock - pitching dangerously to one side ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
	10.	pitch - the action or manner of throwing something; "his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor" throw - the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); "the catcher made a good throw to second base"
Verb	1.	pitch - throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper" sky, toss, flip fling - throw with force or recklessness; "fling the frisbee" submarine - throw with an underhand motion lag - throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins throw back, toss back - throw back with a quick, light motion; "She tossed back her head"
	2.	pitch - move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left" lurch, shift move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	3.	pitch - fall or plunge forward; "She pitched over the railing of the balcony" come down, descend, go down, fall - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
	4.	pitch - set to a certain pitch; "He pitched his voice very low" set - put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state; "set the house afire"
	5.	pitch - sell or offer for sale from place to place hawk, huckster, monger, peddle, vend sell, trade, deal - do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"
	6.	pitch - be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down" slope, incline ascend - slope upwards; "The path ascended to the top of the hill" stoop - sag, bend, bend over or down; "the rocks stooped down over the hiking path" fall - slope downward; "The hills around here fall towards the ocean" climb - slope upward; "The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill" dip - slope downwards; "Our property dips towards the river" lean, tilt, angle, slant, tip - to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister"
	7.	pitch - heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting" cant, cant over, tilt, slant move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" cock - tilt or slant to one side; "cock one's head"
	8.	pitch - erect and fasten; "pitch a tent" set up camp down, camp - establish or set up a camp erect, rear - cause to rise up
	9.	pitch - throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball; "The pitcher delivered the ball" deliver throw - propel through the air; "throw a frisbee"
	10.	pitch - hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"
	11.	pitch - lead (a card) and establish the trump suit card game, cards - a game played with playing cards play - put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game; "He is playing his cards close to his chest"; "The Democrats still have some cards to play before they will concede the electoral victory"
	12.	pitch - set the level or character of; "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience" gear adapt, accommodate - make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country" popularise, popularize - make understandable to the general public; "Carl Sagan popularized cosmology in his books"

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pitch

noun 1. sports field, ground, stadium, arena, park, field of play

noun 2. tone, sound, key, frequency, timbre, modulation

noun 3. level, point, degree, summit, extent, height, intensity, high point

noun 4. talk, line, patter, spiel (informal)

verb 5. throw, launch, cast, toss, hurl, fling, chuck (informal) sling, lob (informal) bung Brit. (slang) heave

verb 6. fall, drop, plunge, dive, stagger, tumble, topple, plummet, fall headlong, (take a) nosedive

verb 7. set up, place, station, locate, raise, plant, settle, fix, put up, erect

verb 8. toss (about), roll, plunge, flounder, lurch, wallow, welter, make heavy weather

pitch in help, contribute, participate, join in, cooperate, chip in (informal) get stuck in Brit. (informal) lend a hand, muck in Brit. (informal) do your bit, lend a helping hand

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1. The movement of an aircraft or ship about its transverse axis.
2. In air photography, the camera rotation about the transverse axis of the aircraft. Also called tip.

Translations

pitch [pɪtʃ] n (= throw) → lanzamiento;

(MUS) → tono;

(BRIT) (SPORT) → campo, terreno (= tar); brea;

(in market etc) → puesto;

(fig) (= degree); nivel m; grado

vt (= throw) → arrojar, lanzar

vi (= fall) → caer(se);

(NAUT) → cabecear;

I can't keep working at this pitch → no puedo seguir trabajando a este ritmo;

at its (highest) pitch → en su punto máximo;

his anger reached such a pitch that ... → su ira or cólera llegó a tal extremo que ...;

to pitch a tent → montar una tienda (de campaña);

to pitch one's aspirations too high → tener ambiciones desmesuradas

pitch [pɪtʃ] n (Brit) (Sport) → terrain m (= throw); lancement m;

(Mus) → ton m [of voice]; hauteur f (fig) (= degree); degré m;

(also: sales pitch) → baratin m, boniment m;

(Naut) → tangage m (= tar); poix f

vt (= throw) → lancer [+ tent]; dresser (= set) [+ price, message] → adapter, positionner

vi (Naut) → tanguer (= fall);

to pitch into/off → tomber dans/de;

to be pitched forward → être projeté(e) en avant;

at this pitch → à ce rythme

pitch [pɪtʃ] n (Brit) (Sport) (= field); Spielfeld nt;

(Mus) → Tonhöhe f (fig) (= level, degree); Grad m (= tar); Pech nt;

(also: sales pitch) → Verkaufsmasche f;

(Naut) → Stampfen nt

vt (= throw) → werfen, schleudern (= set) [+ price, message] → ansetzen

vi (= fall forwards) → hinschlagen;

(Naut) → stampfen;

to pitch a tent → ein Zelt aufschlagen;

to be pitched forward → vornüber geworfen werden

pitch [pɪtʃ] n (= throw) → lancia;

(MUS) → tono; [of voice] → altezza;

(fig) (= degree); grado, punto;

(also: sales pitch) → discorso di vendita, imbonimento;

(BRIT ) (SPORT) → campo;

(NAUT) → beccheggio (= tar); pece f

vt (= throw) → lanciare

vi (= fall) → cascare;

(NAUT) → beccheggiare;

to pitch a tent → piantare una tenda;

at this pitch → a questo ritmo

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pitch¹

v pitch [pitʃ]

1 to set up (a tent or camp) They pitched their tent in the field.opslaanيُقيمُ الخَيْمَهразпъвамpostavitrejse; sætte opaufschlagenστήνω (π.χ. σκηνή)plantar, armar, montar(telki v. laagrit) üles löömaبر پا کردنpystyttäädresserלְהָקִיםखेल के लिए स्थानtpodići (šator),utaboriti se(sátrat) felállítmendirikanslá upp tjaldipiantare, fissare張る(천막을) 치다įrengti, pastatytiuzsliet (telti)memasangopslaanslå opp (et telt)rozbijaćarmara ridicaразбивать, устанавливатьpostaviť, (u)táboriť (sa)postavitipostavitislå upp, resaตั้งโครงขึ้นkurmak搭(帳)，紮(營)ставити намет; розташовуватися таборомنصب کرناcắm trại搭（帐），扎（营）

2 to throw He pitched the stone into the river.gooiيَرْمي، يُلْقيхвърлямhoditkastewerfenπετώtirar, lanzar, arrojarviskamaانداختنnakatalancerלזרוֹקफेंकनाbacitidobmelemparkankastalanciare投げる던지다mesti, mėtytimest, sviestmembalinggooienkaste, slengeciskaćatirara aruncaбросатьhodiťvrečibacitikasta, slängaขว้างatmak, fırlatmak扔кидатиپھينکناném扔

3 to (cause to) fall heavily He pitched forward.vooroor valيَسْقُط الى الأمامтупвамpadnoutstyrte; snublestürzenπέφτω, ρίχνωcaer(se)langema, langetamaنقش بر زمین شدنkaatua päistikkaatomberלִיפוֹלतेजी से गिरानाbubnutielőrebukiktersungkursteypast, hrapacadere (in avanti)*落ちる넘어지다; 넘어지게 하다smarkiai kristismagi krist; izraisīt kritienutersungkur(doen) vallenfalle tungt mot, deise; kylerzucić (się), upaść ciężko(fazer) cair de cabeçaa cădeaпадатьpadnúť, dopadnúť, zletieťpastizavitlatifalla, tumlaทำให้ตกbirden hızla düşmek摔倒падатиدھڑام سے گرناrơi mạnh xuống摔倒

4 (of a ship) to rise and fall violently The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.heen en weer valتَتَأرْجَح السَّفينَهклатя cеhoupat sevippe; huggestampfenπηγαίνω πάνω κάτω (για πλοίο)cabecearõõtsumaبالا و پایین رفتنkeikkuatanguerלְהִטַלטֵלपोत इत्यादि का तेजी से उठना और गिरनाnaglo se dizatihányódiknaik-turunhöggva, taka dÿfurbeccheggiare揺れる(배가) 아래 위로 흔들리다smarkiai suptisgareniski šūpotiesteranggul-anggulstampenhogge, stampe, duvekołysać siębalouçara avea tangajиспытывать килевую качкуhúpať sazibati sepodizati se i spuštati naglokränga, stampaโคลงyalpalamak, baş kıç vurmak顛簸зазнавати кільової качкиہچکولے ليناnhô lên hụp xuống颠簸

5 to set (a note or tune) at a particular level He pitched the tune too high for my voice.toonhoogte stelيُعَيِّنُ درجَة الصَّوْتнастройвамnasaditsætte i en tonehøjdeanstimmenδίνω τον τόνοentonarhäälestama, häält andmaمیزان کردنvirittäädonner le tonלְכָווֵן גוֹבָה צְלִילकिसी खास स्तर के सुर तय करनाvisina(vmilyen magasságon) kezdmemilih nadastilla tónhæðintonare合わせる음의 높이를 정하다duoti (toną)uzdot tonimelaraskan picop een toon zettensette tonehøyden, stemmeustawiać (w tonacji)entoara cânta; a acordaзадавать определённую высоту, тонnasadiťintoniratipodesitiläggaกำหนดระดับbelirli bir perdeye akort etmek定音調давати основний тонآواز کو کسي خاص سطح پر سيٹ کرناxướng âm定音调

n

1 the field or ground for certain games a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.baan, veldمَيْدان رياضيтеренhřištěbanedas Feldγήπεδοcampoväljakزمین بازیkenttäterrainמִגרָשस्थिर करनाteren,igralištepályalapanganvöllurcampo競技場경기장aikštė(spēles) laukumskawasan membaling bolaveld, terreinområde mellom gjerdene; baneboiskocampoterenполе, площадкаihriskoigriščeigrališteplanสนามแข่งขันalan, saha表演場地полеپچ، کھيل کا ميدانsân đấu表演场地

2 the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc. toonhoogteدَرَجَة الصَّوْت، دَرَجَة النَّغَمстепенvýškatonehøjdedie Tonhöheύψος ήχου,τόνοςtono; diapasón (música)helikõrgusزیر و بمیsävelkorkeushauteurגוֹבָה הַצלִילतारताtonhangmagasságtinggi-rendah nadatónhæðaltezza, tono音の高低음고(音高), 음조(tono) aukštumas(toņa u.tml.) augstumspictoonhoogtetone(høyde), stemmeleiewysokośćtomînălţimeвысотаvýškavišina tonavisina tonatonhöjd, tonläge, tonfallระดับเสียงses perdesi音高標準висотаموسيقي کي آواز کا زيروبمđộ cao thấp của nốt nhạc, giọng hát音高标准

3 an extreme point or intensity His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.hoogteإرْتِفاع، حِدَّهамплитудаstupeňgradder Gradέντασηgrado, punto, extremotippبالاترین حد؛ اوجhuippudegréרָמָהचरम बिंदूvrhunaccsúcs(pont)puncakstiggrado度合정점laipsnis, įtampapakāpe; intensitātememuncakhevigheidintensitetnatężenieintensidadegradвершинаstupeňstopnjanivogradจุดสูงสุดen yüksek düzey程度напруженняانتہاءmức độ程度

4 the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works He has a pitch on the High Street.staanplekمَكان وُقوف البائِع المُتَجَوِّلобичайно мястоstanovištěsted; pladsder Standστέκι,πόστοpuestooma kohtدکهmyyntipaikka, esiintymispaikkaplaceמָקוֹםकिसी सड़क का वह हिस्सा जहां दुकानदार इत्यादि बैठते हैंstajalište uličnog trgovcaelárusítóhelykakilima(sölu)staðurposto出店場所고정 위치, (노점 상인 등의) 가게 터įprastinė vieta(ielu tirgotāja) tirgošanās vietatempatstandplaatsfast plass, (salgs)områdestanowisko, terenpontolansareпостоянное местоstanovištestojnicaulična tezgatorgplats, plats för gatuförsäljningแผงลอยsatış yeri商販擺攤場地місце вуличного торговцяراستہ کي وہ جگہ جہاں ٹھيلے والے دکان لگاتے ہيںchỗ ngồi bán hàng rong商贩摆摊场地

5 the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched That was a long pitch.gooiقَذْفَه، رَمْيَهхвърлянеhod, vrhkastder Wurfρίψη,βολήlanzamientoviseپرتاب؛ طول پرتابheittolancerזְרִיקָהपिचzavitati,bacitidobáslemparankastlancio投球던지기, 투구, 투구 거리metimassviediens; metiensbalinganworpkastrzutlançamentotangajбросокhod, vrhmetbacanje loptekast, kastlängdการขว้างatma fırlatma投擲кидок; подачаپھينکنے کا عملđộng tác ném bóng, đường ném bóng投掷

6 (of a ship) the act of pitching. heen en weer valتأرْجُحлюлеенеhoupánívippen; huggendas Stampfenσκαμπανέβασμα/βαθμός κλίσηςcabezadaõõtsumineتکانkeinuntatangageמְטַלטֵלतेजी से गिराने की क्रियाprava bitkahányódás (hajóé)naik-turundÿfabeccheggio揺れ(배의) 아래위로 흔들림smarkus supimasgareniskā šūpošanāsteranggul-anggulhet stampenhogging, stamping, duvingkołysaniebalouçolansareкилевая качкаhojdaniezibanje (ladje)zagnjurivanje pramca brodakrängning, stampningการโคลงyalpalama, baş kıç vurma(船的)縱搖кільова качкаہچکولاsự nhồi sóng（船的）纵摇

-pitched

of a (certain) musical pitch a high-pitched / low-pitched voice.toonذو صَوتٍ، ذو نَبْرَةٍтонnasazenýmed ... tonehøjde...-tönend-τονος (ως β΄ συνθ.)de tono...-häälelineتنääninende registre (aigu, grave...)גוֹבָה צְלִילतारताvisina glasamagasságúbernadatónhæðdal tono (...)－調の「...음조의, 음률의」란 뜻의 연결형aukštumo(zināma) augstuma-berpicgestemdmed (...) stemmeleie/tonehøydeo ... wysokościde tom (alto, baixo)în registru (înalt/ grav)имеющий определённую высотуnasadenýuglašen-visine-stämdระดับ... perdeden音調такий, що має певний тонموسيقي کي آواز سے متعلقâm vực音调

n ˈpitcher

a person who pitches especially (in baseball) the player who throws the ball. gooier, boulerرامٍпитчерnadhazovačpitcher; kasterder/die Werfer(in)παίχτης που ρίχνει την μπάλαlanzadorservijaپرتاب کنندهsyöttäjälanceur/-euseזוֹרֵק הַכָּדוּרघड़ा, सुराहीbacač lopte,pucač u bejzboludobó (játékos)pelempar bolakastarilanciatoreピッチャー투수metėjas, padavėjaspadevējspembalingpitcherkastermiotaczatiradoraruncătorпитчер, подающийnahadzovačmetalecbacačkastareผู้ขว้างtop atıcı投手гравець, що подає м'ячگيند پھينکنے والاcầu thủ ném bóng投手

pitched battle

a battle between armies that have been prepared and arranged for fighting beforehand They fought a pitched battle.erge strydمَعْرَكَة مُنَظَّمَه إستَعَدَّ لها الجَيشانуговорена биткаpravidelná bitvaregulært slagoffene Schlachtμάχη σε παράταξηbatalla campalotsustav lahingنبرد رزم آرایی شدهhyvin valmisteltu taistelubataille rangéeקְרָבजम कर हुई लड़ाईklasična bitka,s obje strane postrojene nasuprotszabályos ütközetpertempuran sengituppstillt orrustabattaglia campale決戦회전(會戰)lemiamas mūšisizplānota kaujapertempuran sengitgeregelde veldslagregulært slagbitwa rozstrzygającabatalha campalbă­tă­lie cu o strategieгенеральное сражениеpravidelná bitkadivja bitkažučna raspravaordnad bataljสงครามที่จัดกองกำลังทหารอย่างเป็นระเบียบmeydan savaşı, muharebesi對陣戰генеральна битваکھلے ميدان کي لڑائيđánh dàn trận对阵战

n ˈpitchfork

a large long-handled fork for lifting and moving hay. hooivurkشَوْكَة، مِذْراة تَفْريغвилаvidlefork; høtyvdie Heugabelδικράναhorcahang, vigelچنگکhankofourcheקִלשוֹןपांचा से उठाना या फेंकनाvile (za sijeno)vasvillagarpu rumputheykvísl/-gaffallforconeくまで갈퀴, 쇠스랑šakės(siena) dakšasserampang peladanghooivorkhøygaffelwidłyforcadofurcăвилыvidlyvilevile za senohögaffelคราดyaba, saman tırmığı乾草叉вилаکھانچہ، دوشاخہcây chĩa xỉa rơm干草叉