pitch
pitch/piCH/
noun
- 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"synonyms: tone, timbre, sound, key, tonality, modulation, frequency
- the steepness of a slope, especially of a roof.synonyms: steepness, angle, gradient, slope, slant, tilt, incline, cant, rake, dip, inclination
- the level of intensity of something."he brought the machine to a high pitch of development"synonyms: level, intensity, point, degree, height, extent
- a playing field.synonyms: playing field, field, ground, sports field, stadium, arena, close, park
- a legal delivery of the ball by the pitcher.synonyms: throw, cast, fling, hurl, toss, delivery, lob, chuck, heave
- a form of words used when trying to persuade someone to buy or accept something."a good sales pitch"synonyms: patter, talk, spiel, line
- a swaying or oscillation of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle around a horizontal axis perpendicular to the direction of motion."the pitch and roll of the ship"synonyms: lurch, pitching, lurching, roll, rolling, plunging, reeling, swaying, rocking, list, wallowing, laboring, keeling
- the distance between successive corresponding points or lines, e.g., between the teeth of a cogwheel.
verb
- throw (the ball) for the batter to try to hit.
- throw or fling roughly or casually."he crumpled the page up and pitched it into the fireplace"synonyms: throw, toss, fling, hurl, cast, lob, launch, flip, shy, dash, aim, direct, propel, bowl, chuck, sling, heave, buzz, whang, bung, yeet, peg, hoy, bish
- set (one's voice or a piece of music) at a particular pitch."you've pitched the melody very high"
- make a bid to obtain a contract or other business."they were pitching for an account"
- set up and fix in a definite position."we pitched camp for the night"synonyms: put up, set up, erect, raise, position, fix in position, place, locate, set up camp
- (of a moving ship, aircraft, or vehicle) rock or oscillate around a lateral axis, so that the front and back move up and down."the little steamer pressed on, pitching gently"synonyms: lurch, toss (around), plunge, roll, reel, sway, rock, flounder, keel, list, wallow, labor, pitchpole
- cause (a roof) to slope downward from the ridge."the roof was pitched at an angle of 75 degrees"
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Kids Definition · 1. : to erect and fix firmly in place. pitch a tent · 2. : to throw usually toward a certain point. pitch hay into a wagon · 3. : to present ...
6 days ago · pitch verb (PERSUADE) ... to try to persuade someone to do something: pitch something to someone She pitched her idea to me over a business lunch.
44 senses: 1. to hurl or throw (something); cast; fling 2. to set up (a camp, tent, etc) 3. to place or thrust (a stake, spear,.
Pitch is a perceptual property that allows sounds to be ordered on a frequency-related scale, or more commonly, pitch is the quality that makes it possible ...
Absolute, or perfect, pitch is the ability to identify by ear any note at some standard pitch or to sing a specified note, say G♯, at will. Fully developed ...
/pɪtʃ/ · noun. the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration · verb. set to a certain pitch · verb. set the level or character ...
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.
pitch noun (PERSUADING). the things someone says in order to persuade you to do something: I wasn't very impressed by his sales pitch.
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