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 ²  (pch)

v. pitched, pitch·ing, pitch·es

v.tr.

1.

a. To throw, usually with careful aim. See Synonyms at throw.

b. To discard by throwing: pitched the can out the window.

2. Baseball

a. To throw (the ball) from the mound to the batter.

b. To play (a game) as pitcher.

c. To assign as pitcher.

3. To erect or establish; set up: pitched a tent; pitch camp.

4. To set firmly; implant; embed: pitched stakes in the ground.

5. To set at a specified downward slant: pitched the roof at a steep angle.

6.

a. To set at a particular level, degree, or quality: pitched her expectations too high.

b. Music To set the pitch or key of.

c. To adapt so as to be applicable; direct: pitched his speech to the teenagers in the audience.

7. Informal To attempt to promote or sell, often in a high-pressure manner: "showed up on local TV to pitch their views" (Business Week).

8. Sports To hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with backspin so that it does not roll very far after striking the ground.

9. Games

a. To lead (a card), thus establishing the trump suit.

b. To discard (a card other than a trump and different in suit from the card led).

v.intr.

1. To throw or toss something, such as a ball, horseshoe, or bale.

2. Baseball To play in the position of pitcher.

3. To plunge headlong: He pitched over the railing.

4.

a. To stumble around; lurch.

b. To buck, as a horse.

5.

a. Nautical To dip bow and stern alternately.

b. To oscillate about a lateral axis so that the nose lifts or descends in relation to the tail. Used of an aircraft.

c. To oscillate about a lateral axis that is both perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and horizontal to the earth. Used of a missile or spacecraft.

6. To slope downward: The hill pitches steeply.

7. To set up living quarters; encamp; settle.

8. Sports To hit a golf ball in a high arc with backspin so that it does not roll very far after striking the ground.

n.

1. The act or an instance of pitching.

2. Baseball

a. A throw of the ball by the pitcher to the batter.

b. A ball so thrown.

3. Chiefly British A playing field. Also called wicket.

4.

a. Nautical The alternate dip and rise of the bow and stern of a ship.

b. The alternate lift and descent of the nose and tail of an airplane.

5.

a. A steep downward slope.

b. The degree of such a slope.

6. Architecture

a. The angle of a roof.

b. The highest point of a structure: the pitch of an arch.

7. A level or degree, as of intensity: worked at a feverish pitch to meet the deadline.

8.

a. Acoustics The distinctive quality of a sound, dependent primarily on the frequency of the sound waves produced by its source.

b. Music The relative position of a tone within a range of musical sounds, as determined by this quality.

c. Music Any of various standards for this quality associating each tone with a particular frequency.

9.

a. The distance traveled by a machine screw in a single revolution.

b. The distance between two corresponding points on adjacent screw threads or gear teeth.

c. The distance between two corresponding points on a helix.

10. The distance that a propeller would travel in an ideal medium during one complete revolution, measured parallel to the shaft of the propeller.

11. Informal

a. A line of talk designed to persuade: "[his] pious pitch for . . . austerity" (Boston Globe).

b. An advertisement.

12. Chiefly British The stand of a vendor or hawker.

13. Games See seven-up.

14. Printing The density of characters in a printed line, usually expressed as characters per inch.

Phrasal Verbs:

pitch in Informal

1. To set to work vigorously.

2. To join forces with others; help or cooperate.

pitch into Informal

To attack verbally or physically; assault.

pitch on/upon Informal

To succeed in choosing or achieving, usually quickly: pitched on the ideal solution.

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[Middle English pichen, probably from Old English *piccean, causative of *pcian, to prick.]

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pitch¹

vb

1. to hurl or throw (something); cast; fling

2. (usually tr) to set up (a camp, tent, etc.)

3. (tr) to place or thrust (a stake, spear, etc.) into the ground

4. (intr) to move vigorously or irregularly to and fro or up and down

5. (tr) to aim or fix (something) at a particular level, position, style, etc. if you advertise privately you may pitch the price too low

6. (Business / Marketing) (tr) to aim to sell (a product) to a specified market or on a specified basis

7. (intr) to slope downwards

8. (intr) to fall forwards or downwards

9. (Transport / Nautical Terms) (intr) (of a vessel) to dip and raise its bow and stern alternately

10. (Team Sports / Cricket) Cricket to bowl (a ball) so that it bounces on a certain part of the wicket, or (of a ball) to bounce on a certain part of the wicket

11. (Engineering / Aeronautics) (intr) (of a missile, aircraft, etc.) to deviate from a stable flight attitude by movement of the longitudinal axis about the lateral axis Compare yaw [1] roll [14]

12. (Individual Sports & Recreations) (tr) (in golf) to hit (a ball) steeply into the air, esp with backspin to minimize roll

13. (Music, other) (tr) Music

a.  to sing or play accurately (a note, interval, etc.)

b.  (usually passive) (of a wind instrument) to specify or indicate its basic key or harmonic series by its size, manufacture, etc.

14. (Group Games / Card Games) (tr) Cards to lead (a suit) and so determine trumps for that trick

15. (Team Sports / Baseball) Baseball

a.  (tr) to throw (a baseball) to a batter

b.  (intr) to act as pitcher in a baseball game

16. Southwest English dialect (used with it as subject) to snow without the settled snow melting

in there pitching US and Canadian informal taking part with enthusiasm

pitch a tale (or yarn) to tell a story, usually of a fantastic nature

n

1. the degree of elevation or depression

2.

a.  the angle of descent of a downward slope

b.  such a slope

3. the extreme height or depth

4. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Mountaineering) Mountaineering a section of a route between two belay points, sometimes equal to the full length of the rope but often shorter

5. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) the degree of slope of a roof, esp when expressed as a ratio of height to span

6. (Engineering / General Engineering) the distance between corresponding points on adjacent members of a body of regular form, esp the distance between teeth on a gearwheel or between threads on a screw thread

7. (Engineering / General Engineering) the distance between regularly spaced objects such as rivets, bolts, etc.

8. the pitching motion of a ship, missile, etc.

9. (Engineering / Aeronautics)

a.  the distance a propeller advances in one revolution, assuming no slip

b.  the blade angle of a propeller or rotor

10. the distance between the back rest of a seat in a passenger aircraft and the back of the seat in front of it

11. (Music, other) Music

a.  the auditory property of a note that is conditioned by its frequency relative to other notes high pitch low pitch

b.  an absolute frequency assigned to a specific note, fixing the relative frequencies of all other notes. The fundamental frequencies of the notes A-G, in accordance with the frequency A = 440 hertz, were internationally standardized and accepted in 1939 See also concert pitch [1] international pitch

12. (Team Sports / Cricket) Cricket the rectangular area between the stumps, 22 yards long and 10 feet wide; the wicket

13. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) Geology the inclination of the axis of an anticline or syncline or of a stratum or vein from the horizontal

14. (Group Games / Card Games) another name for seven-up

15. (Team Sports / Cricket) the act or manner of pitching a ball, as in cricket

16. (Business / Commerce) Chiefly Brit a vendor's station, esp on a pavement

17. (Business / Marketing) Slang a persuasive sales talk, esp one routinely repeated

18. (General Sporting Terms) Chiefly Brit (in many sports) the field of play

19. (Individual Sports & Recreations) Also called pitch shot Golf an approach shot in which the ball is struck in a high arc

make a pitch for US and Canadian slang

a.  to give verbal support to

b.  to attempt to attract (someone) sexually or romantically

queer someone's pitch Brit informal to upset someone's plans See also pitch in, pitch into, pitch on

[C13 picchen; possibly related to pick¹]

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pitch²

n

1. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) any of various heavy dark viscid substances obtained as a residue from the distillation of tars See also coal-tar pitch

2. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) any of various similar substances, such as asphalt, occurring as natural deposits

3. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) any of various similar substances obtained by distilling certain organic substances so that they are incompletely carbonized

4. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) crude turpentine obtained as sap from pine trees Related adjective piceous

vb

(tr) to apply pitch to (something)

[Old English pic, from Latin pix]

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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.

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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.

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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pitch²

noun tar, asphalt, bitumen The timbers of the houses were painted with pitch.

Related words
adjective piceous

Translations

pitch¹ [pɪtʃ]

A. N

1. (esp Brit) (Ftbl, Cricket, Hockey) (= area of play) → campo m, cancha f (LAm)

2. (Baseball) (= throw) → lanzamiento m, tiro m

3. [of note, voice, instrument] → tono m
see also concert C
see also perfect D
see also queer C

4. (esp Brit) [of market trader] → puesto m; [of homeless person] → sitio m

5. (= height, degree) → extremo m, punto m
matters reached such a pitch that → las cosas llegaron a tal extremo or a tal punto que ...
excitement is at a high pitch → la emoción está al rojo vivo
see also fever B

6. (= sales talk) → rollo m
she stood up and made her pitch → se levantó y soltó su rollo
he made a pitch for the women's vote → procuró hacerse con or acaparar los votos de las mujeres
see also sale B

7. (= slope) (gen) → grado m de inclinación; [of roof] → pendiente f

8. (Naut) → cabezada f

B. VT

1. (= throw) [+ ball] → lanzar; [+ person] → arrojar
he was pitched off his horse → salió disparado del caballo
the impact pitched her over the handlebars → el impacto la arrojó por encima del manillar

2. (Mus) [+ note] → dar; [+ instrument] → graduar el tono de

3. (= present) it must be pitched at the right level for the audience → el tono ha de ajustarse al público
today he pitched the plan to business leaders → hoy presentó el plan ante los dirigentes de negocios
to pitch one's aspirations too high → picar demasiado or muy alto
you're pitching it a bit high! or strong! → ¡estás recargando las tintas!

4. (= set up) [+ tent] → armar, montar
to pitch camp → acampar, montar el campamento

C. VI

1. (= fall) [person] → caer, caerse
he pitched head-first over the wall → se cayó or cayó de cabeza por el muro
the ball pitched in front of him → la pelota cayó delante de él or vino a parar a sus pies
the aircraft pitched into the sea → el avión se precipitó en el mar
to pitch forward the passengers pitched forward as the coach stopped → los pasajeros salieron despedidos hacia adelante cuando se paró el autocar
he went down on his knees, then pitched forward → se cayó or cayó de rodillas y luego de bruces

2. (Naut, Aer) → cabecear
the ship was pitching and rolling or tossing → el barco cabeceaba de un lado para otro

3. (Baseball) → lanzar
to be in there pitching (esp US) → seguir en la brecha, seguir al pie del cañón

D. CPD pitch pipe N (Mus) → diapasón m
pitch shot N (Golf) → pitch m

pitch in VI + ADV

1. (= start to eat) → empezar a comer
pitch in! → ¡venga, a comer!

2. (= start work) we all pitched in together → todos nos pusimos manos a la obra, todos nos pusimos a trabajar juntos

3. (= cooperate) → echar una mano, arrimar el hombro
we all pitched in to help → todos echamos una mano, todos arrimamos el hombro
the company has pitched in with a pledge of £50,000 → la compañía ha contribuido con un donativo de 50,000 libras

pitch into

A. VI + PREP

1. (= start) [+ food] → atacar
they pitched into the work with enthusiasm → se pusieron a trabajar con entusiasmo

2. (= attack) (physically) → atacar, arremeter contra; (verbally) → criticar, arremeter contra

B. VT + PREP to pitch sb into sth → lanzar a algn a algo
this pitched him into the political arena → esto lo lanzó al mundillo de la política

pitch up VI + ADV → aparecer

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pitch² [pɪtʃ]

A. N (= tar) → brea f, pez f
it was pitch black outside → afuera estaba oscuro como boca de lobo
his face was pitch black with coal dust → tenía la cara toda tiznada de polvo de carbón

B. CPD pitch pine N (= wood) → pino m de tea

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pitch [ˈpɪtʃ]

n

(= throw) → lancer m

(MUSIC) → ton m

[voice] → hauteur f

(= level) [excitement, intensity, success] → degré m
to reach a high pitch → monter en puissance
to reach a new pitch of intensity [crisis] → atteindre un nouveau degré d'intensité
to be running at fever pitch [excitement] → être à son comble
speculation surrounding the sector is running at a high pitch → la spéculation autour de ce secteur va bon train

(also sales pitch) → argumentaire m de vente
to make a pitch for sth (= attempt to get) → tenter d'obtenir qch (= attempt to get people to accept) → tenter de vendre qch
The President was making another pitch for his economic program → Le président tentait une nouvelle fois de vendre son programme économique.

(British) (SPORT) → terrain m
a football pitch → un terrain de football

(NAUTICAL, NAVAL) → tangage m

(= tar) → poix f

vt

(= throw) [+ thing] → lancer
Simon pitched the empty bottle into the lake → Simon lança la bouteille vide dans le lac.
when the boat was hit, I was pitched into the water → lorsque le bateau a été touché, j'ai été projeté dans l'eau

[+ tent] → monter
We pitched our tent near the beach → Nous avons monté notre tente près de la plage.

(= set) [+ price] → fixer
to pitch a price at ... [+ amount, level] → fixer le prix à ...

[+ lesson, training] → adapter
The training will be pitched at a particular level of knowledge and skill → La formation sera adaptée à un niveau donné de connaissance et de compétence.
unsuccessful lessons where I pitched things wrong → des leçons qui ont mal marché parce que je ne les avais pas adaptées au niveau de mes élèves
Her lectures are pitched too high for most students to understand
BUT Ses cours volent trop haut pour être compris par la plus grande partie des étudiants.

vi

[ship] → tanguer

(= fall) → s'étaler
He suddenly pitched headlong to the ground → Soudain, il s'étala la tête la première par terre.
to pitch into sth → tomber dans qch
to pitch off sth → tomber de qch
to be pitched forward → être projeté(e) en avant

pitch in

vi (= contribute financially) → mettre la main à la poche
They all pitched in to help → Ils ont tous mis la main à la poche pour aider.
pitch-and-putt [ˈpɪtʃənˈpʌt] n → pitch-and-putt jeu de golf limité à deux clubs)m >
pitch-black [ˌpɪtʃˈblæk] adj
it's pitch-black → il fait noir comme dans un four
pitch blackness n → noir m complet
pitch-dark [ˌpɪtʃˈdɑː^rk] adj
it's pitch-dark → il fait noir comme dans un four

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pitch:

pitch accent

n (Phon) → musikalischer (Ton)akzent

pitch angle

n → Steigungswinkel m

pitch-black

adj → pechschwarz

pitchblende

n → Pechblende f

pitch-dark

adj → pechschwarz

n → (tiefe) Finsternis

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pitch:

pitch invasion

n → Sturm m → auf das Spielfeld

pitch pine

n → Pechkiefer f

pitch pipe

n (Mus) → Stimmpfeife f

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pitch¹

n → Pech nt; as black as pitch → pechschwarz

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pitch²

n

(= throw) → Wurf m; he threw a good pitch (Baseball) → ihm gelang ein guter Wurf

(Naut) → Stampfen nt

(esp Brit Sport) → Platz m, → Feld nt

(Brit: for doing one’s business, in market, outside theatre etc) → Stand m; (fig: = usual place: on beach etc) → Platz m; keep off my pitch! (fig) → komm mir nicht ins Gehege! ? queer

(inf: = sales pitch) (= long talk) → Sermon m (inf); (= technique) → Verkaufstaktik f, → Masche f (inf); to make a pitch for something → etw anpreisen; he gave us his pitch about the need to change our policy → er hielt uns (wieder einmal) einen Vortrag über die Notwendigkeit, unsere Politik zu ändern

(Phon, also of note) → Tonhöhe f; (of instrument) → Tonlage f; (of voice) → Stimmlage f; to have perfect pitch → das absolute Gehör haben; their speaking voices are similar in pitch → ihre Stimmlagen sind ähnlich

(= angle, slope: of roof) → Schräge f, → Neigung f; (of propeller) → Steigung f; the roofs have a steep pitch → die Dächer sind sehr steil; the floor was sloping at a precarious pitch → der Boden neigte sich gefährlich

(fig: = degree) he roused the mob to such a pitch that … → er brachte die Massen so sehr auf, dass …; the tension/their frustration had reached such a pitch that … → die Spannung/ihre Frustration hatte einen derartigen Grad erreicht, dass …; matters had reached such a pitch that … → die Sache hatte sich derart zugespitzt, dass …; at its highest pitch → auf dem Höhepunkt or Gipfel; we can’t keep on working at this pitch much longer → wir können dieses Arbeitstempo nicht mehr lange durchhalten ? fever b

(US inf) what’s the pitch? → wie siehts aus?, was liegt an? (inf), → was geht? (sl)

vt

(= throw) hay → gabeln; ball → werfen; he was pitched from or off his horse → er wurde vom Pferd geworfen; he was pitched through the windscreen → er wurde durch die Windschutzscheibe geschleudert; as soon as he got the job he was pitched into a departmental battle → kaum hatte er die Stelle, wurde er schon in einen Abteilungskrieg verwickelt

(Mus) song → anstimmen; note (= give) → angeben; (= hit) → treffen; instrument → stimmen; (inf: by DJ) → pitchen; she pitched her voice higher → sie sprach mit einer höheren Stimme

(fig) to pitch one’s aspirations too high → seine Erwartungen or Hoffnungen zu hoch stecken; the prices of these cars are pitched extremely competitively → diese Autos haben sehr attraktive Preise; the production must be pitched at the right level for London audiences → das Stück muss auf das Niveau des Londoner Publikums abgestimmt werden; she pitched the plan to business leaders → sie machte ihren Plan führenden Geschäftsleuten schmackhaft; that’s pitching it rather strong → das ist ein bisschen übertrieben; to pitch somebody a story (inf) → jdm eine Geschichte or ein Märchen auftischen (inf)

(= put up) camp, tent → aufschlagen; stand → aufstellen

(Baseball) ball → werfen; he pitched the first two innings → er spielte or machte in den ersten beiden Runden den Werfer

vi

(= fall) → fallen, stürzen; to pitch forward → vornüberfallen; he pitched off his horse → er fiel kopfüber vom Pferd; he pitched forward as the bus braked → er fiel nach vorn, als der Bus bremste

(Naut) → stampfen; (Aviat) → absacken; the ship pitched and rolled → das Schiff stampfte und rollte

(Baseball) → werfen; he’s in there pitching (US fig inf) → er schuftet wie ein Ochse (inf)

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pitch¹ [pɪtʃ] n (tar) → pece f

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pitch¹ [pɪtʃ] n (tar) → pece f

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pitch² [pɪtʃ]

1. n

a. (esp Brit) (Sport) → campo

b. (angle, slope, of roof) → inclinazione f

c. (Naut, Aer) → beccheggio

d. (of note, voice, instrument) → intonazione f, altezza (fig) (degree) → grado, punto
I can't keep working at this pitch → non posso continuare a lavorare a questo ritmo
at its (highest) pitch → al massimo, al colmo
his anger reached such a pitch that ... → la sua furia raggiunse un punto tale che...

e. (fam) (also sales pitch) → discorsetto imbonitore

f. (Mountaineering) → tiro di corda

g. (throw) → lancio

2. vt

a. (throw, ball, object) → lanciare; (hay) → sollevare col forcone
he was pitched off his horse → fu sbalzato da cavallo or disarcionato

b. (Mus) (song) → intonare; (note) → dare
she can't pitch a note properly → non riesce a prendere una nota giusta
to pitch one's aspirations too high → mirare troppo in alto
to pitch it too strong (fam) → esagerare, calcare troppo la mano

c. (set up, tent) → piantare

3. vi

a. (fall) → cascare, cadere
to pitch forward → essere catapultato/a in avanti

b. (Naut) (Aer) → beccheggiare

pitch in vi + adv (fam) → darci dentro or sotto

pitch into vi + prep (attack) → saltare addosso a; (start, work, food) → attaccare, buttarsi su

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pitch² [pɪtʃ]

1. n

a. (esp Brit) (Sport) → campo

b. (angle, slope, of roof) → inclinazione f

c. (Naut, Aer) → beccheggio

d. (of note, voice, instrument) → intonazione f, altezza (fig) (degree) → grado, punto
I can't keep working at this pitch → non posso continuare a lavorare a questo ritmo
at its (highest) pitch → al massimo, al colmo
his anger reached such a pitch that ... → la sua furia raggiunse un punto tale che...

e. (fam) (also sales pitch) → discorsetto imbonitore

f. (Mountaineering) → tiro di corda

g. (throw) → lancio

2. vt

a. (throw, ball, object) → lanciare; (hay) → sollevare col forcone
he was pitched off his horse → fu sbalzato da cavallo or disarcionato

b. (Mus) (song) → intonare; (note) → dare
she can't pitch a note properly → non riesce a prendere una nota giusta
to pitch one's aspirations too high → mirare troppo in alto
to pitch it too strong (fam) → esagerare, calcare troppo la mano

c. (set up, tent) → piantare

3. vi

a. (fall) → cascare, cadere
to pitch forward → essere catapultato/a in avanti

b. (Naut) (Aer) → beccheggiare

pitch in vi + adv (fam) → darci dentro or sotto

pitch into vi + prep (attack) → saltare addosso a; (start, work, food) → attaccare, buttarsi su

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pitch¹

v pitch [pitʃ]

1 to set up (a tent or camp) They pitched their tent in the field. opslaan يُقيمُ الخَيْمَه разпъвам postavit rejse; sætte op aufschlagen στήνω (π.χ. σκηνή) plantar, armar, montar (telki v. laagrit) üles lööma بر پا کردن pystyttää dresser לְהָקִים खेल के लिए स्थान tpodići (šator),utaboriti se (sátrat) felállít mendirikan slá upp tjaldi piantare, fissare 張る 치다, 세우다 įrengti, pastatyti uzsliet (telti) memasang opslaan slå opp (et telt) rozbijać armar a ridica разбивать, устанавливать postaviť, (u)táboriť (sa) postaviti postaviti slå upp, resa ตั้งโครงขึ้น kurmak 搭(帳)，紮(營) ставити намет; розташовуватися табором نصب کرنا cắm trại 搭（帐），扎（营）

2 to throw He pitched the stone into the river. gooi يَرْمي، يُلْقي хвърлям hodit kaste werfen πετώ tirar, lanzar, arrojar viskama انداختن heittää lancer לזרוֹק फेंकना baciti dob melemparkan kasta lanciare 投げる 던지다 mesti, mėtyti mest, sviest membaling gooien kaste, slenge ciskać atirar a arunca бросать hodiť vreči baciti kasta, slänga ขว้าง atmak, fırlatmak 扔 кидати پھينکنا ném 扔

3 to (cause to) fall heavily He pitched forward. vooroor val يَسْقُط الى الأمام тупвам padnout styrte; snuble stürzen πέφτω, ρίχνω caer(se) langema, langetama نقش بر زمین شدن rojahtaa tomber לִיפוֹל तेजी से गिराना bubnuti előrebukik tersungkur steypast, hrapa cadere (in avanti) 落ちる 엎어지다 smarkiai kristi smagi krist; izraisīt kritienu tersungkur (doen) vallen falle tungt mot, deise; kyle rzucić (się), upaść ciężko (fazer) cair de cabeça a cădea падать padnúť, dopadnúť, zletieť pasti zavitlati falla, tumla ทำให้ตก birden hızla düşmek 摔倒 падати دھڑام سے گرنا rơi 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 val تَتَأرْجَح السَّفينَه клатя cе houpat se vippe; hugge stampfen πηγαίνω πάνω κάτω (για πλοίο) cabecear õõtsuma بالا و پایین رفتن keinua tanguer לְהִטַלטֵל पोत इत्यादि का तेजी से उठना और गिरना naglo se dizati hányódik naik-turun höggva, taka dÿfur beccheggiare 揺れる (위아래)로 흔들리다 smarkiai suptis gareniski šūpoties teranggul-anggul stampen hogge, stampe, duve kołysać się balouçar a avea tangaj испытывать килевую качку húpať sa zibati se podizati se i spuštati naglo kränga, stampa โคลง yalpalamak, baş kıç vurmak 顛簸 зазнавати кільової качки ہچکولے لينا nhô 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 stel يُعَيِّنُ درجَة الصَّوْت настройвам nasadit sætte i en tonehøjde anstimmen δίνω τον τόνο entonar häälestama, häält andma میزان کردن virittää donner le ton לְכָווֵן גוֹבָה צְלִיל किसी खास स्तर के सुर तय करना visina (vmilyen magasságon) kezd memilih nada stilla tónhæð intonare 合わせる (음조를) 조절하다 duoti (toną) uzdot toni melaraskan pic op een toon zetten sette tonehøyden, stemme ustawiać (w tonacji) entoar a cânta; a acorda задавать определённую высоту, тон nasadiť intonirati podesiti lägga กำหนดระดับ belirli bir perdeye akort etmek 定音調 давати основний тон آواز کو کسي خاص سطح پر سيٹ کرنا xướng âm 定音调

n

1 the field or ground for certain games a cricket-pitch; a football pitch. baan, veld مَيْدان رياضي терен hřiště bane das Feld γήπεδο campo väljak زمین بازی kenttä terrain מִגרָש स्थिर करना teren,igralište pálya lapangan völlur campo 競技場 경기장 aikštė (spēles) laukums kawasan membaling bola veld, terrein område mellom gjerdene; bane boisko campo teren поле, площадка ihrisko igrišče igralište plan สนามแข่งขัน alan, saha 表演場地 поле پچ، کھيل کا ميدان sân đấu 表演场地

2 the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc. toonhoogte دَرَجَة الصَّوْت، دَرَجَة النَّغَم степен výška tonehøjde die Tonhöhe ύψος ήχου,τόνος tono; diapasón (música) helikõrgus زیر و بمی äänenkorkeus hauteur גוֹבָה הַצלִיל तारता ton hangmagasság tinggi-rendah nada tónhæð altezza, tono 音の高低 고저(高低) (tono) aukštumas (toņa u.tml.) augstums pic toonhoogte tone(høyde), stemmeleie wysokość tom înălţime высота výška višina tona visina tona tonhöjd, tonläge, tonfall ระดับเสียง ses perdesi 音高標準 висота موسيقي کي آواز کا زيروبم độ 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. hoogte إرْتِفاع، حِدَّه амплитуда stupeň grad der Grad ένταση grado, punto, extremo tipp بالاترین حد؛ اوج taso degré רָמָה चरम बिंदू vrhunac csúcs(pont) puncak stig grado 度合 (화가) 고조된 상태 laipsnis, įtampa pakāpe; intensitāte memuncak hevigheid intensitet natężenie intensidade grad вершина stupeň stopnja nivo grad จุดสูงสุด en yüksek düzey 程度 напруження انتہاء mức 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. staanplek مَكان وُقوف البائِع المُتَجَوِّل обичайно място stanoviště sted; plads der Stand στέκι,πόστο puesto oma koht دکه kaupustelupaikka place מָקוֹם किसी सड़क का वह हिस्सा जहां दुकानदार इत्यादि बैठते हैं stajalište uličnog trgovca elárusítóhely kakilima (sölu)staður posto 出店場所 (거리 연주자, 노점상 등의) 맡은 놓은 자리 įprastinė vieta (ielu tirgotāja) tirgošanās vieta tempat standplaats fast plass, (salgs)område stanowisko, teren ponto lansare постоянное место stanovište stojnica ulična tezga torgplats, plats för gatuförsäljning แผงลอย satış yeri 商販擺攤場地 місце вуличного торговця راستہ کي وہ جگہ جہاں ٹھيلے والے دکان لگاتے ہيں chỗ 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. gooi قَذْفَه، رَمْيَه хвърляне hod, vrh kast der Wurf ρίψη,βολή lanzamiento vise پرتاب؛ طول پرتاب heitto lancer זְרִיקָה पिच zavitati,baciti dobás lemparan kast lancio 投球 투구 방식 metimas sviediens; metiens balingan worp kast rzut lançamento tangaj бросок hod, vrh met bacanje lopte kast, kastlängd การขว้าง atma fırlatma 投擲 кидок; подача پھينکنے کا عمل động tác ném bóng, đường ném bóng 投掷

6 (of a ship) the act of pitching. heen en weer val تأرْجُح люлеене houpání vippen; huggen das Stampfen σκαμπανέβασμα/βαθμός κλίσης cabezada õõtsumine تکان heitto tangage מְטַלטֵל तेजी से गिराने की क्रिया prava bitka hányódás (hajóé) naik-turun dÿfa beccheggio 揺れ 뒷질 smarkus supimas gareniskā šūpošanās teranggul-anggul het stampen hogging, stamping, duving kołysanie balouço lansare килевая качка hojdanie zibanje (ladje) zagnjurivanje pramca broda krängning, stampning การโคลง yalpalama, baş kıç vurma (船的)縱搖 кільова качка ہچکولا sự nhồi sóng （船的）纵摇

-pitched

of a (certain) musical pitch a high-pitched / low-pitched voice. toon ذو صَوتٍ، ذو نَبْرَةٍ тон nasazený med ... tonehøjde ...-tönend -τονος (ως β΄ συνθ.) de tono... -hääleline تن äänentasoltaan korkea/matala de registre (aigu, grave...) גוֹבָה צְלִיל तारता visina glasa magasságú bernada tónhæð dal tono (...) －調の -음 aukštumo (zināma) augstuma- berpic gestemd med (...) stemmeleie/tonehøyde o... wysokości de tom (alto, baixo) în registru (înalt/ grav) имеющий определённую высоту nasadený uglašen -visine -stämd ระดับ ... perdeden 音調 такий, що має певний тон موسيقي کي آواز سے متعلق âm vực 音调

n pitcher

a person who pitches especially (in baseball) the player who throws the ball. gooier, bouler رامٍ питчер nadhazovač pitcher; kaster der/die Werfer(in) παίχτης που ρίχνει την μπάλα lanzador servija پرتاب کننده lukkari lanceur/-euse זוֹרֵק הַכָּדוּר घड़ा, सुराही bacač lopte,pucač u bejzbolu dobó (játékos) pelempar bola kastari lanciatore ピッチャー 투수 metėjas, padavėjas padevējs pembaling pitcher kaster miotacz atirador aruncător питчер, подающий nahadzovač metalec bacač kastare ผู้ขว้าง top atıcı 投手 гравець, що подає м'яч گيند پھينکنے والا cầu 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 stryd مَعْرَكَة مُنَظَّمَه إستَعَدَّ لها الجَيشان уговорена битка pravidelná bitva regulært slag offene Schlacht μάχη σε παράταξη batalla campal otsustav lahing نبرد رزم آرایی شده ankara taistelu bataille rangée קְרָב जम कर हुई लड़ाई klasična bitka,s obje strane postrojene nasuprot szabályos ütközet pertempuran sengit uppstillt orrusta battaglia campale 決戦 총력전 lemiamas mūšis izplānota kauja pertempuran sengit geregelde veldslag regulært slag bitwa rozstrzygająca batalha campal bă­tă­lie cu o strategie генеральное сражение pravidelná bitka divja bitka žučna rasprava ordnad batalj สงครามที่จัดกองกำลังทหารอย่างเป็นระเบียบ meydan savaşı, muharebesi 對陣戰 генеральна битва کھلے ميدان کي لڑائي đánh dàn trận 对阵战

n pitchfork

a large long-handled fork for lifting and moving hay. hooivurk شَوْكَة، مِذْراة تَفْريغ вила vidle fork; høtyv die Heugabel δικράνα horca hang, vigel چنگک hanko fourche קִלשוֹן पांचा से उठाना या फेंकना vile (za sijeno) vasvilla garpu rumput heykvísl/-gaffall forcone くまで 쇠스랑 šakės (siena) dakšas serampang peladang hooivork høygaffel widły forcado furcă вилы vidly vile vile za seno högaffel คราด yaba, saman tırmığı 乾草叉 вила کھانچہ، دوشاخہ cây chĩa xỉa rơm 干草叉

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n pitch [pitʃ]

a thick black substance obtained from tar as black as pitch. pik مادَّة الزِّفْت катран asfalt beg das Pech πίσσα brea pigi قیر piki bitume זֶפֶת हमला करना smola,bitumen szurok ter bik, hrátjara pece ピッチ 피치 degutas darva gegala pik bek lepik, smoła piche smoală смола, дёготь asfalt katran katran beck ยางมะตอย simsiyah; zifirî karanlık; zift türevi 瀝青 смола; дьоготь تاڑکول dầu hắc ín 沥青

adj pitch-ˈblack, ˌpitch-ˈdark

as black, or dark, as pitch; completely black or dark Outside the house it was pitch-black; It's a pitch-dark night. pikswart أسوَد مثل الزِّفْت черен černý jako uhel bælgmørk pechschwarz κατάμαυρος negro como la boca del lobo pigimust بسیار سیاه pikimusta noir comme du jais חוֹשֶך מִצרָיִים अत्यधिक अंधेरा crn kao noć koromsötét hitam legam biksvartur nero come la pece; buio pesto まっ黒な 캄캄한, 칠흑같이 어두운 juodas kaip degutas, visiškai tamsus piķa melns; piķa tumšs gelap gelita pik{#169} bekmørk/-svart czarny jak smoła escuro como breu negru ca smoala чёрный как смоль čierny ako uhoľ črn kot oglje crn kao ugalj becksvart, -mörk สีดำสนิท zifirî karanlık 漆黑的 чорний, як смола تاڑکول کي طرح کالا đen kịt 漆黑的

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pitch → رَمْيَة, طبقة صوت, يُعَيْن درجة الصوت hodit, hřiště, výška bane, kaste, tonehøjde Spielfeld, Tonhöhe, werfen γήπεδο, ρίχνω, ύψος τόνου lanzar, terreno de juego, tono äänenkorkeus, heittää, pelikenttä lancer, son, terrain snažno gađati, teren, visina glasa campo, lanciare, tono ピッチ, 投げる, 調子 경기장, 던지다, 음높이 pitchen, toonhoogte, worp bane, kaste, tonehøyde boisko, tonacja, umieścić arremessar, campo, intensidade бросать, подача, тон kasta, plan, tonhöjd การขว้าง, ขว้าง, ระดับเสียง fırlatmak, perde, saha điểm bóng rơi, độ cao, ném 定调, 投, 球场