Pitch

Word PITCH
Character 5
Hyphenation pitch
Pronunciations /pɪtʃ/

Definitions and meanings of "Pitch"

What do we mean by pitch?

To throw, usually with careful aim. synonym: throw. intransitive verb

To discard by throwing. intransitive verb

To throw (the ball) from the mound to the batter. intransitive verb

To play (a game or part of a game) as pitcher. intransitive verb

To assign as pitcher. intransitive verb

To erect or establish; set up. intransitive verb

To set firmly; implant; embed. intransitive verb

To set at a specified downward slant. intransitive verb

To set at a particular level, degree, or quality. intransitive verb

To set the pitch or key of. intransitive verb

To adapt so as to be applicable; direct. intransitive verb

To attempt to promote or sell, often in a high-pressure manner. intransitive verb

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

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

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

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

A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.

A dark, extremely viscous material remaining in still after distilling crude oil and tar.

Pitchstone.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Pitch

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The word "pitch" in example sentences

-- To illustrate: If a gear has 40 teeth, and the pitch diameter of the wheel is 4 inches, there are 10 teeth to each inch of the pitch diameter, and the gear is then 10 _diametral pitch_. ❋ J. S. Zerbe (N/A)

When two gears of equal size mesh together, the pitch line, or the _pitch circle_, as it is also called, is exactly midway between the centers of the two wheels. ❋ J. S. Zerbe (N/A)

The king he is hunting the deer; I am coursing myself: they have pitched a toil; I am toiling in a pitch, —pitch that defiles: defile! ❋ Unknown (1914)

The Indians hollow the red elms into canoesi fome of which made out of one spiece will contain twenty perfons; others are made of the bark; the different pieces of which they few together with the inner rind, and daub over the feams with pitch or rather a bituminous matter refem - bling pitch» to prevent their leaking; the ribs of thefs canoes are made of boughs of trees. ❋ Unknown (1795)

The term pitch count was still a century from being fashionable when Charles Howard Hinton was whiling away afternoons watching the Princeton baseball team. ❋ Unknown (2010)

BOB FRANKEN, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: It is, although inside I think the term pitch is a very, very quiet pitch, dignified pitch. ❋ Unknown (2000)

Unidentified Group: (Singing foreign language) GREENSPAN: Down on the pitch is a fierce four-against-four match as players kick the ball from one side to the other, ricocheting it off the sides of the ring before the striker can run up and launch it between the goalposts. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The creative team in your pitch is the one we expect to see actually working on your book. ❋ Unknown (2008)

For example, Babe Ruth III invents an electronic device that can signal whether a pitch is a ball or a strike. ❋ Unknown (2008)

People ARE bored by business-type pitches that are essentially rooted in self-promotion, though the appearance may be that the pitch is all about generosity and community, it is often quite plainly about getting a piece of the pie. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Number two: one of the most important things to convey in a pitch is your passion for your own story. ❋ Unknown (2006)

And he can hit the ball in exactly the same place when the pitch is at eyeball level. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Unlike most teen films, the pitch is a lot more subdued and subtle, lending the picture a greater sense of reality. ❋ Unknown (2001)

It then became pitch-dark - not what you call pitch-dark, but really pitch; so black that you really could see nothing. ❋ Tolkien, J. R. R. (1938)

After Orbit accepted your "pitch" is there a time line that they want you to comply with? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Often when a "pitch" is short and concise, it reflects that the people presenting it are confident in knowing what the investor wants and secure that they can deliver it. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This in turn is thought to be related to the roots of the word pitch which is supposed to relate because it in turn means "fat" and you'd cook your flatbread in a little fat. ❋ Unknown (2008)

[...] not-to-be-missed blog by PC Hutchins on honing your pitch is as important to published writers as nonpubbed. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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