pitch in English

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

synonyms: tone, timbre, key, modulation, frequency

2

the steepness of a slope, especially of a roof.

Keeping a steep roof pitch and adding dormers to the new second story are good options.

synonyms: gradient, slope, slant, angle, steepness, tilt, incline, inclination

3

the level of intensity of something.

he brought the machine to a high pitch of development

synonyms: level, intensity, point, degree, height, extent

4

a legal delivery of the ball by the pitcher.

Sometimes five wild pitches in one inning aren't enough to keep a team from a win.

synonyms: throw, fling, hurl, toss, lob, delivery, heave

5

a playing field.

Having two teams play home games on the same pitch over an English winter would have done more damage to the surface than would a farmer with a plough.

6

a form of words used when trying to persuade someone to buy or accept something.

a good sales pitch

synonyms: patter, talk, spiel, line, elevator pitch

7

a swaying or oscillation of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle around a horizontal axis perpendicular to the direction of motion.

They have long been known for their function as flight stabilizers, like gyroscopes on airplanes that prevent excessive roll, pitch or yaw.

8

the distance between successive corresponding points or lines, e.g., between the teeth of a cogwheel.

One of the belt's major design improvements is the pitch , or the distance between belt teeth.

9

a sticky resinous black or dark brown substance that is semiliquid when hot, hard when cold. It is obtained by distilling tar or petroleum and is used for waterproofing.

There was a small boat, an improvised currach-type constructed from hessian stretched over a wooden frame and doused with pitch to make it waterproof.

synonyms: bitumen, asphalt, tar

verb

1

throw (the ball) for the batter to try to hit.

He threw the ball back to her and she gave the batter a whole two seconds before pitching the same ball.

2

throw or fling roughly or casually.

he crumpled the page up and pitched it into the fireplace

synonyms: throw, toss, fling, hurl, cast, lob, flip, propel, bowl, chuck, sling, heave, peg

3

set (one's voice or a piece of music) at a particular pitch.

you've pitched the melody very high

4

make a bid to obtain a contract or other business.

they were pitching for an account

5

set up and fix in a definite position.

we pitched camp for the night

synonyms: put up, set up, erect, raise

6

(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 (about), plunge, roll, reel, sway, rock, keel, list, wallow, labor

7

cause (a roof) to slope downward from the ridge.

the roof was pitched at an angle of 75 degrees

8

cover, coat, or smear with pitch.

He would pitch the seams so that they wouldn't leak.

noun

tone, timbre, key, modulation, frequency
gradient, slope, slant, angle, steepness, tilt, incline, inclination
level, intensity, point, degree, height, extent
throw, fling, hurl, toss, lob, delivery, heave
patter, talk, spiel, line, elevator pitch
bitumen, asphalt, tar
pitching, lurch
tar
delivery
rake, slant
sales talk, sales pitch

verb

throw, fall, put up, lurch, peddle, gear, set up, shift, tilt, sky, slope, deliver
throw, toss, fling, hurl, cast, lob, flip, propel, bowl, chuck, sling, heave, peg
fall, tumble, topple, plunge, plummet
put up, set up, erect, raise
lurch, toss (about), plunge, roll, reel, sway, rock, keel, list, wallow, labor
peddle, monger, huckster, hawk, vend
gear
set up
shift, lurch
tilt, cant over, cant, slant
sky, flip, toss
slope, incline
deliver

Use "pitch" in a sentence

1. Variable pitch, fixed pitch, moveable pitch and closeable pitch propellers

2. Brushback pitch synonyms, Brushback pitch pronunciation, Brushback pitch translation, English dictionary definition of Brushback pitch

3. Fixed pitch, controllable pitch, constant speeding propeller;

4. Pitch angle (θ

5. Pitch angle (θ).

6. Good sales pitch.

7. Pitch was right.

8. It is Pitch.

9. Vary Your Pitch.

10. propeller speed and pitch position in the case of controllable pitch propellers

11. ALLOTONE (_plural_ Allotones) * (phonetics) Any of the pitch allophones of a pitch phoneme.

12. Allotone (plural Allotones) (phonetics) Any of the pitch allophones of a pitch phoneme.

13. Pitch switch acceleration command

14. Pitch in - there's plenty.

15. They're gonna pitch you.

16. The stator tooth pitch is equal to or a multiple of the rotor tooth pitch.

17. Marine propeller pitch adjustment means

18. Variable-pitch propeller or repeller

19. You were right about Pitch.

20. 1 She's got perfect pitch .

21. The batter took the pitch.

22. Mascara with adjustable brush pitch

23. 15 She has perfect pitch.

24. Rotor blade pitch adjustment device

25. It was pitch black outside.

26. Adjustable Pitch Impellers, Backswept (Models BSA, BSP) – Catalog 567 Adjustable Pitch Impellers (Model AHX) – Catalog 524

27. Caller, Answerer, and sales pitch.

28. Rudder angle, rpm, pitch indicator

29. He'd pitch an epic fit.

30. We worked at fever pitch.

31. The room was pitch black.

32. A Curveball is a breaking pitch that has more movement than just about any other pitch

33. This study will contribute to the storage of Eureka pitch and exploitation of the pitch resources.

34. Drainage work began on the pitch in April 2008, as well as levelling and reseeding the pitch.

35. Bass definition, low in pitch; of the lowest pitch or range: a Bass voice; a Bass instrument

36. Autotune is a pitch correction software that corrects the pitch/tune of the vocalist’s voice to perfection

37. Fan with adjustable fan blade pitch

38. Patriotism was then at fever pitch.

39. Why would Pitch take the teeth?

40. a fixed or adjustable pitch propeller

41. a fixed or adjustable pitch propeller.

42. Hydraulically reversible adjustable-pitch propeller unit

43. Jack, you stood up to Pitch.

44. a fixed or adjustable pitch propeller.’

45. But what if Pitch comes back?

46. The building was in pitch darkness.

47. Excitement grew to a fever pitch.

48. Soap stocks, oil foots and dregs, stearin pitch, glycerol pitch and wool grease residues fall in heading 1522 .

49. Soap stocks, oil foots and dregs, stearin pitch, glycerol pitch and wool grease residues fall in heading 1522.

50. Soap-stocks, oil foots and dregs, stearin pitch, glycerol pitch and wool grease residues fall within heading 1522.