Pitch can be categorized as a noun and a verb.
Verb |
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| pitch - lead (a card) and establish the trump suit | ||
| pitch - set to a certain pitch; "He pitched his voice very low" | ||
| pitch - hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin | ||
| pitch - erect and fasten; "pitch a tent" | ||
| pitch - fall or plunge forward; "She pitched over the railing of the balcony" | ||
| pitch - sell or offer for sale from place to place | ||
| pitch - be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down" | ||
| pitch - throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper" | ||
| pitch - heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting" | ||
| pitch - move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left" | ||
| pitch - throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball; "The pitcher delivered the ball" | ||
| pitch - set the level or character of; "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience" | ||
Noun |
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| pitch - (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter | ||
| pitch - the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration | ||
| pitch - degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch" | ||
| pitch - any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue | ||
| pitch - a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk); "he was employed to see that his paper's news pitches were not trespassed upon by rival vendors" | ||
| pitch - the action or manner of throwing something; "his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor" | ||
| pitch - an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump | ||
| pitch - a high approach shot in golf | ||
| pitch - abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting" | ||
| pitch - promotion by means of an argument and demonstration |
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| 1. | noun | The roof had a steep pitch. | |
| 2. | noun | His pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor. | |
| 3. | noun | Liberty construction shows up and it's two guys...all I get is 100% sales pitch "We're the best...we're number 50 so we must be doing something right...look at all these certificates that say we're great". | |
| 4. | noun | It was pitch black outside. | |
| 5. | noun | He who touches pitch shall be defiled therewith. | |
| 6. | noun | It is pitch dark. | |
| 7. | noun | I wish you could have seen him pitch. | |
| 8. | noun | "Here ... the sound of the cicadas is different." "Oh my, I'm impressed you noticed. You've got a good sense of pitch!" | |
| 9. | noun | He listened to my pitch, so he must be interested. | |
| 10. | noun | When the breaker tripped and it became pitch black, the baby got scared and started crying. | |
| 11. | noun | Even people with perfect pitch sometimes have a hard time with Mandarin, let alone Cantonese. | |
| 12. | noun | The Kansai dialects are said to have a "sing-song" quality because their pitch accents differ from standard Japanese, which comes from the Tokyo dialect. | |
| 13. | noun | I wonder if it's possible to teach myself perfect pitch. | |
| 14. | noun | The standard pitch A is used as referential pitch for tuning most of all instruments and is set to 440 Hertz. | |
| 15. | noun | The mod wheel is broken on this synthesizer, but the pitch bend still works. | |
| 16. | verb | Pitch a tent. | |
| 17. | verb | Everybody will have to pitch in to save the environment. | |
| 18. | verb | Pitch the newspaper onto the porch. | |
| 19. | verb | Pitch a fast ball. | |
| 20. | verb | They were looking for a place at which they could pitch the tent. | |
| 21. | verb | She gave an illustration of how to pitch a tent. | |
| 22. | verb | So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other. | |
| 23. | verb | What began 21 months ago in the depths of winter cannot end on this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek. It is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. It can't happen without you, without a new spirit of service, a new spirit of sacrifice. So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other. | |
| 24. | verb | Whose idea was it to pitch the tent here? | |
| 25. | verb | Can you pitch? | |
| 26. | verb | Do you really want to pitch your tent this close to the river? | |
| 27. | verb | This is a good place to pitch a tent. | |
| 28. | verb | Pitch the ball. | |
| 29. | verb | I chose a place to pitch my tent. | |
| 30. | verb | Where should we pitch the tent? |
| Sentence | |
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| noun | |
| The roof had a steep pitch. |
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| His pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor. |
|
| Liberty construction shows up and it's two guys...all I get is 100% sales pitch "We're the best...we're number 50 so we must be doing something right...look at all these certificates that say we're great". |
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| It was pitch black outside. | |
| He who touches pitch shall be defiled therewith. | |
| It is pitch dark. | |
| I wish you could have seen him pitch. | |
| "Here ... the sound of the cicadas is different." "Oh my, I'm impressed you noticed. You've got a good sense of pitch!" | |
| He listened to my pitch, so he must be interested. | |
| When the breaker tripped and it became pitch black, the baby got scared and started crying. | |
| Even people with perfect pitch sometimes have a hard time with Mandarin, let alone Cantonese. | |
| The Kansai dialects are said to have a "sing-song" quality because their pitch accents differ from standard Japanese, which comes from the Tokyo dialect. | |
| I wonder if it's possible to teach myself perfect pitch. | |
| The standard pitch A is used as referential pitch for tuning most of all instruments and is set to 440 Hertz. | |
| The mod wheel is broken on this synthesizer, but the pitch bend still works. | |
| verb | |
| Pitch a tent. |
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| Everybody will have to pitch in to save the environment. | |
| Pitch the newspaper onto the porch. | |
| Pitch a fast ball. | |
| They were looking for a place at which they could pitch the tent. | |
| She gave an illustration of how to pitch a tent. | |
| So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other. | |
| What began 21 months ago in the depths of winter cannot end on this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek. It is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. It can't happen without you, without a new spirit of service, a new spirit of sacrifice. So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other. | |
| Whose idea was it to pitch the tent here? | |
| Can you pitch? | |
| Do you really want to pitch your tent this close to the river? | |
| This is a good place to pitch a tent. | |
| Pitch the ball. | |
| I chose a place to pitch my tent. | |
| Where should we pitch the tent? | |