PITCH
/pɪtʃ/ ► audio Scrabble 12 Words With Friends 13
Definition
- noun the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration.
- noun (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter.
— synonyms: delivery
- noun a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk).
- noun promotion by means of an argument and demonstration.
— synonyms: sales_talk, sales_pitch
- noun degree of deviation from a horizontal plane.
— synonyms: rake, slant
- noun any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue.
— synonyms: tar
- noun a sports field with predetermined dimensions for playing soccer.
— synonyms: soccer_field
- noun a high approach shot in golf.
— synonyms: pitch_shot
- noun an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump.
— synonyms: auction_pitch
- noun abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance).
— synonyms: lurch, pitching
- noun the action or manner of throwing something.
- verb throw or toss with a light motion.
— synonyms: flip, toss, sky
- verb move abruptly.
— synonyms: lurch, shift
- verb fall or plunge forward.
- verb set to a certain pitch.
- verb sell or offer for sale from place to place.
— synonyms: peddle, monger, huckster, hawk, vend
- verb be at an angle.
— synonyms: slope, incline
- verb heel over.
— synonyms: cant, cant_over, tilt, slant
- verb erect and fasten.
— synonyms: set_up
- verb throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball.
— synonyms: deliver
- verb hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin.
- verb lead (a card) and establish the trump suit.
- verb set the level or character of.
— synonyms: gear
Examples
- “It is hard to get this pitch off my hand.”
- “It was pitch black because there was no moon.”
- “a good pitch in quoits”
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