Pitch | Mean of pitch in English Dictionary

/ˈpɪtʃ/

• Noun
• the highness or lowness of a sound
1. instruments with different pitches
2. Her voice has a high pitch.
3. The pitch of the engine suddenly changed from a low to a high squeal.
4. He noticed the change of pitch in the sound of the engine.
5. You were a little off pitch [=too high or too low] on that last note.
6. His singing was perfectly on pitch.
• an act of throwing a baseball to a batter or the ball that is thrown to a batter
1. His third pitch was a fastball down the middle of the plate.
2. The batter was hit by an inside pitch. [=a ball that is thrown close to the batter]
3. She fouled off the first pitch.
• things that are said by someone (such as a salesman) in order to make someone want to buy, do, or accept something
1. The salesman started making/delivering his pitch as soon as he saw us looking at the car.
2. an advertising pitch

• a state of intense feeling
1. Tensions between the two groups have risen to a high/feverish pitch. [=have become very intense]
2. They brought the audience to such a pitch of excitement that you could no longer hear the music.
• the amount or degree of slope on a roof or other surface
1. All the houses have roofs with steep pitches to prevent the buildup of snow.
• up and down movement of a ship or airplane
1. The water was choppy that day, and the continual pitch of the boat made everyone seasick.
2. Flaps on the airplane's wings are used to control pitch.
• an area that is used for playing sports
1. Fans ran onto the pitch at the end of the match.
2. a rugby/cricket pitch
• an outdoor area where someone performs or sells things
• Verb
• to throw or toss (something)
1. Passersby on the street pitched coins into her open guitar case as she played.
2. They were pitching horseshoes.
3. She pitched the empty box into the garbage.
4. (American football) The quarterback pitched the ball underhanded to the halfback.
• to throw a baseball to a batter
1. He pitched me a curveball.
2. a perfectly pitched ball [=a pitch that is thrown perfectly]
3. The batter was hit by a pitched ball. [=by a pitch]
4. Will you pitch to me so I can practice my swing?
5. They've worked on improving their pitching and hitting since last season.
6. He hurt his pitching arm/shoulder/hand. [=the arm/shoulder/hand that he uses to pitch baseballs]
7. the team's pitching coach/staff
• to play baseball as a pitcher
1. She pitched the first three innings.
2. In his last game of the year, he pitched a no-hitter/shutout against the school's rival team.
3. He pitched in the major leagues for several years.
4. She pitched well/great yesterday.
• to talk about or describe (something) in a favorable way so that people will want to buy it, accept it, etc.
1. She can now be seen pitching [=plugging] cleaning products on television.
2. It's one of the many products their company pitches.
3. commercials pitching toys to children
4. The drug has been pitched as a treatment for many ailments.
5. I've been thinking about pitching the idea to my boss.
6. She pitched the story to her editor.
7. They pitched the TV show to several different networks before they found one that wanted to produce it.
• to cause (a sound, your voice, etc.) to be high or low
1. He sometimes pitches his voice lower to make himself sound older.
2. differently pitched sounds
• to cause (a song, an instrument, etc.) to be in a particular musical key
1. a tune pitched in the key of C
2. differently pitched instruments
• to make or design (something) for people at a particular level
1. They pitched the test at a fifth-grade reading level.
2. The lesson was originally pitched to younger students. [=it was designed/intended for younger students]
• to cause (something) to be at a particular level
1. Try not to pitch your hopes/ambitions too high.
• to slope downward
1. The road pitches steeply down the side of the mountain.
• to fall or move suddenly in a particular direction
1. He lost his balance and pitched forward onto the ground.
2. The boat was pitching up and down in the rough waters.
3. The nose of the airplane suddenly pitched downward.
• to hit a golf ball so that it goes very high in the air and rolls very little after hitting the ground
1. She pitched onto the green from a patch of tall grass.
2. a pitching wedge [=a type of golf club used for pitching]
3. She pitched the ball up on to the green.
• to cause (the ball) to bounce on the ground before reaching a batsman
• to bounce on the ground
1. Her shot landed short of the green and pitched into a bunker.
• to set up (a tent or camp)
1. We decided to pitch our tents there for the night.
2. We pitched camp by the river.
• to become very upset and angry in a loud and uncontrolled way
1. He pitched [=threw] a fit when she said she was going to be late again.
2. My three-year-old pitched one of her temper tantrums when we tried to leave the party early.
• to do something or give something (such as money) to help a person, group, or cause
1. Everyone has to pitch in [=chip in, contribute] if we're going to finish this project on time.
2. They all pitched in to help.
3. People in the town have been pitching in to pay the family's medical bills.
4. I pitched in [=contributed] a couple of bucks to help pay for his birthday cake.
• to attack or criticize (someone) forcefully
1. He said his mother would pitch into him when he got home.
• to appear or arrive at a place
1. Several hundred fans pitched up [=showed up] at the hotel to welcome the team.
• Noun
• a thick, black, sticky substance that is used on roofs, boats, etc., to keep out water
1. ships sealed/coated with pitch
2. The night sky was as black/dark as pitch. [=extremely black/dark]
• a sticky substance that is produced by some trees (such as pines)
1. pine pitch