Definition of pitch in English English dictionary
- More specifically, the rotation angle about the transverse axis
- To deliver in a certain tone or style, or with a certain audience in mind
At which level should I pitch my presentation?.
- To play a short, high, lofty shot that lands with backspin
The only way to get on the green from here is to pitch the ball over the bunker.
- To produce a note of a given pitch
- The act of pitching a baseball
The pitch was low and inside.
- A measure of the angle of attack of a propeller
The propellor blades' pitch.
- To throw away; discard
He pitched the candy wrapper.
- To move so that the front of an aircraft or ship goes alternatively up and down
intransitive The airplane pitched.
- The place where a busker performs
- The distance between evenly spaced objects, e.g. the teeth of a saw, the turns of a screw thread, or letters in a monospace font
The pitch of this saw is perfect for that type of wood.
- To assemble or erect (a tent)
Pitch the tent over there.
- The measure of extent to which a nautical vessel rotates on its athwartships axis, causing its bow and stern to go up and down. Compare with roll, yaw and heave
- A vertical cave passage, only negotiable by using rope or ladders
The entrance pitch requires 30 metres of rope.
- A section of a climb or rock face; specifically, the climbing distance between belays or stances
- An area in a market (or similar) allocated to a particular trader
- A person or animal's height
Alba the emperor was crook-backed, Epictetus lame; that great Alexander a little man of stature, Augustus Cæsar of the same pitch .
- In an a cappella group, the singer responsible for singing a note for the other members to tune themselves by
Bob, our pitch, let out a clear middle C and our conductor gave the signal to start.
- A measure of the degree to which an aircraft's nose tilts up or down
The pitch of an aircraft.
- An intensity
But, except the mind be disordered by disease or madness, they never can arrive at such a pitch of vivacity.
- To play baseball in the position of pitcher
Bob pitches today.
- A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap
It is hard to get this pitch off of my hand.
- To promote, advertise, or attempt to sell
He pitched the idea for months with no takers.
- To settle and build up, without melting
- An effort to sell or promote something
He gave me a sales pitch.
- To throw (the ball) toward home plate
intransitive He pitched high and inside.
- To bounce on the playing surface
The ball pitched well short of the batsman.
- The angle at which an object sits
The pitch of the roof or haystack.
- The field on which cricket, soccer, rugby or field hockey is played
The teams met on the pitch.
- The perceived frequency of a sound or note
The pitch of middle C is familiar to many musicians.
- A dark, extremely viscous material remaining in still after distilling crude oil and tar
It was pitch black because there was no moon.
- To throw
He pitched the horseshoe.
- erect and fasten; "pitch a tent"
- be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down"
- heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"
- {v} to smear over with pitch, fix, agree, cast throw, drop, light, fall
- {n} a kind of resin, size, height, rate, bar
- The point where a declivity begins; hence, the declivity itself; a descending slope; the degree or rate of descent or slope; slant; as, a steep pitch in the road; the pitch of a roof
- Is the slope or inclination of a member It is defined as the ratio of the total rise to the total width It also is defined as the angle that the top chord makes with the lower chord There can be single or double pitched members
- To thrust or plant in the ground, as stakes or poles; hence, to fix firmly, as by means of poles; to establish; to arrange; as, to pitch a tent; to pitch a camp
- To set, face, or pave with rubble or undressed stones, as an embankment or a roadway
- move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"
- The angle of the roof slope, measured as "X" inches per 12" (x/12) Roof pitches commonly range from 4/12 to 8/12 To calculate a roof's pitch, place a carpenter's level positioned level on roof line, measure out 12" on the level, from that 12" point measure down to the roof line This figure (i e 4" to 8") is the first number of the pitch
- It is used in calking the seams of ships; also in coating rope, canvas, wood, ironwork, etc
- (baseball) the throwing of a baseball by a pitcher to a batter an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump a high approach shot in golf the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch"
- to preserve them
- A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand; as, a good pitch in quoits
- To play the active role in homossexual sex
- Fig
- If a sound is pitched at a particular level, it is produced at the level indicated. His cry is pitched at a level that makes it impossible to ignore Her voice was well pitched and brisk. see also high-pitched, low-pitched
- Pitch in music is the note that sounds On the organ, pitch does not always correspond to the key which plays the pitch For more information on pitch and organs, see the Pitch Levels page
- The steepness of the roof, indicated by the ratio of rise (vertical distance) to span (horizontal distance), expressed in degrees The "slope" is the more common way to express the steepness and is the rise in roof surface for each 12 inches of horizontal distance For example, a 5-1/2-foot slope rises 5 inches for every 12 inches
- the pitch of the roof is the roof's slope Architectural slopes are measured according to the number of inches of fall in 12 inches of travel To measure the pitch of your roof, hold a yardstick or other straight edged measuring instrument against the roof at one end with the instrument level (parallel) to the ground Twelve inches from where the yardstick touches the roof, measure straight down to the roof's surface Like so
- {f} establish, erect; throw, toss; cover with tar, spread with tar
- To fix or place a tent or temporary habitation; to encamp
- set to a certain pitch; "He pitched his voice very low"
- Angle at which holes in bowling ball are drilled Reverse pitch is a drilling that heads away from the front of the ball; positive pitch is the opposite
- A level or degree
- A description of the movement of the nose of an aircraft up or down in relation to its previous attitude
- If someone is pitched into a new situation, they are suddenly forced into it. They were being pitched into a new adventure This could pitch the government into confrontation with the work-force
- A pitch is an area of ground that is marked out and used for playing a game such as football, cricket, or hockey. There was a swimming-pool, cricket pitches, playing fields Their conduct both on and off the pitch was excellent
- The pitch of a sound is how high or low it is. He raised his voice to an even higher pitch. see also perfect pitch
- A measure of the degree to which an aircrafts nose tilts up or down. Also a measure of the angle of attack of a propeller
- degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch"
- fall or plunge forward; "She pitched over the railing of the balcony
- (baseball) the throwing of a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
- In the game of baseball or rounders, when you pitch the ball, you throw it to the batter for them to hit it. We passed long, hot afternoons pitching a baseball. + pitching pitch·ing His pitching was a legend among major league hitters
- throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball; "The pitcher delivered the ball"
- The length, measured along the axis, of a complete turn of the thread of a screw, or of the helical lines of the blades of a screw propeller
- To fix one's choise; with on or upon
- That quality of a musical tone which is dependent on the comparative rapidity of the vibrations producing it Also the general level of tone of a choir of strings or of an entire instrument compared to some sort of standard such as a'' = 440
- pitch a fit
- To become angry, enraged, or upset; to act or react with an outburst, as by shouting, swearing, etc
I'd love to stay later, but my mother will pitch a fit if I'm not home by 10.
- pitch a tent
- To have an erection that shows through the trousers
Check it out, Jimmy's over there pitching a tent to Maria's boobs.
- pitch accent
- A term of convenience for a variety of restricted tone systems that use variations in pitch to give prominence to a syllable or mora within a word. The placement of this tone or the way it is realized can give different meanings to otherwise similar words
- pitch and putt
- An amateur sport derived from golf, but on a smaller scale
At this resort there's an 9-hole golf course, a small putting green and an 18-hole pitch and putt course.
- pitch around
- To intentionally throw pitches which are slightly out of the strike zone, hoping that the batter will swing wildly at a pitch, but assuming that you will walk him
Jones pitched around the slugger.
- pitch class
- An equivalence class of all pitches that are octaves apart, and which would be labeled by an integer, not a traditional letter name
- pitch count
- The number of throws that a pitcher has delivered in a game
His pitch count is up to 110; he will probably be pinch-hit for next inning.
- pitch in
- To help out; lend assistance; contribute; to do one's part
If we all pitch in, we can raise enough money for the renovation of the church.
- pitch invasion
- an occurence where spectators at a sports match rush onto the field, especially in celebration or protest
- pitch mark
- An indentation caused by a golf ball hitting the ground in golf
- pitch out
- To intentionally throw the ball outside to the catcher who stands up with the pitch for the purpose of enabling the catcher to throw out a runner
Jones pitched out twice to no avail.
- pitch out
- A pitch which was intentionally thrown outside to the catcher who stands up with the pitch for the purpose of enabling the catcher to throw out a runner
The pitch out enabled the catcher to throw out the runner.
- pitch pipe
- A device much like a harmonica, used to supply a sought pitch
- pitch simultaneity
- Any two or more pitches or pitch classes all of which occur simultaneously, or at the same time. May be thought of as a more general term for any possible chord. Any chord progression or harmonic progression is then a simultaneity succession, though not all simultaneity successions are harmonic progressions and not all simultaneities are chords
- pitch woo
- to court
- pitch woo
- to flatter
- pitch woo
- to make love
- pitch-black
- very dark; without light
- pitch-dark
- Absolutely dark or black; as dark as pitch
The assassin crept into the royal bedchamber only after it was pitch-dark.
- pitch a fit
- (deyim) Urban emotional outburst using verbal and animated expressions. Normally seen in the Southern United states
Boy, you should have seen Scotty pitch a fit when we told him the price of his repair.
- pitch a tent
- set up a tent
- pitch a woo
- make love to, flirt with, make romantic gestures to
- pitch a yarn
- invent a story, fabricate a tale
- pitch apple
- a common tropical American clusia having solitary white or rose flowers
- pitch black
- extremely black, very dark, totally dark, dark as pitch
- pitch black
- a very dark black
- pitch dark
- {i} very dark black, ebony, coal black
- pitch darkness
- total darkness
- pitch diameter
- Diameter of a sheave or drum measured from the center line of the cable or rope to be wrapped around it
- pitch diameter
- Diameter of a circle passing through the center of the conductors in any layer of a multiconductor cable
- pitch diameter
- Diameter of a sheave or drum measured from the center line of the cable wrapped around it
- pitch diameter
- On a straight screw thread, the diameter of an imaginary cylinder, the surface of which would pass through the threads at such points as to make equal the width of the threads and the width of the spaces cut by the surface of the cylinder On a taper screw thread, the diameter, at a given distance from a reference plane perpendicular to the axis of an imaginary cone, the surface of which would pass through the threads at such points as to make equal the width of the threads and the width of the spaces cut by the surface of the cone
- pitch for
- If someone is pitching for something, they are trying to persuade other people to give it to them. laws prohibiting the state's accountants from pitching for business
- pitch in
- eat heartily; "The food was placed on the table and the children pitched in"
- pitch in
- eat heartily; "The food was placed on the table and the children pitched in
- pitch in
- If you pitch in, you join in and help with an activity. The agency says international relief agencies also have pitched in The entire company pitched in to help
- pitch in
- begin to work hard; add one's efforts to, help out
- pitch into
- attack -, storm -
- pitch into
- lam into: hit violently, as in an attack
- pitch invasion
- If there is a pitch invasion during or after a football, rugby, or cricket match, fans run on to the pitch
- pitch line
- Imaginary line along the center of a gear tooth
- pitch line
- The point where the center line of a pinion meshes into a ring gear
- pitch line
- An element of the imaginary cylinder or cone as specified under "Pitch Diameter"
- pitch of sound
- tone
- pitch on
- choose, select; decide on -
- pitch pine
- large 3-needled pine of southeastern United States having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbs; bark is red-brown deeply ridged; an important timber tree
- pitch pine
- large 3-needled pine of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada; closely related to the pond pine
- pitch pine
- An eastern North American pine tree (Pinus rigida) that yields pitch or turpentine. a type of pine tree that grows in North America, or the wood from this tree
- pitch pipe
- A small pipe that, when sounded, gives the initial pitch for a piece of music or the standard pitch for tuning an instrument
- pitch pipe
- a small pipe sounding a tone of standard frequency; used to establish the starting pitch for unaccompanied singing
- pitch roll and yaw
- three axis of movement (including up and down, side to side in a rolling motion, and right to left)
- pitch upon
- choose, select; decide on -
- pitch-and-putt
- a game of golf played on a very small course
- pitch-black
- If a place or the night is pitch-black, it is completely dark. a cold pitch-black winter morning. = pitch-dark. completely black or dark
- pitch-black
- extremely dark; "a black moonless night"; "through the pitch-black woods"; "it was pitch-dark in the celler"
- pitch-dark
- Pitch-dark means the same as pitch-black. It was pitch-dark in the room and I couldn't see a thing. = pitch-black. completely dark
- pitch-dark
- black: extremely dark; "a black moonless night"; "through the pitch-black woods"; "it was pitch-dark in the celler"
- pixel pitch
- Dot pitch (sometimes called line pitch, phosphor pitch or pixel pitch) is a specification for a computer display that describes the distance between phosphor dots (sub-pixels) or LCD cells of the same color on the inside of a display screen
- absolute pitch
- perfect pitch
- cricket pitch
- The twenty-two yard strip between the two wickets, where the batsman faces the bowler
- hit-by-pitch
- An official scoring play in which a batter is hit by a pitched ball, and is awarded first base as a result. The batter is referred to as a hit batsman
- perfect pitch
- The ability to identify a note by name without the benefit of a reference note
- perfect pitch
- The exact pitch of a note described by its frequency in vibrations per second
- pitched
- Having a specified tonal range
a high-pitched scream.
- pitched
- Fought from predetermined positions at a specified time and place
a pitched battle.
- pitched
- Simple past tense and past participle of pitch
- pitching
- The rotational motion of a vehicle, such as an aircraft or a ship about a lateral line passing through its centre of gravity
As the pilot fought the hijackers for control the aeroplane was pitching wildly.
- queer someone's pitch
- To make a task more difficult for the speaker
- quick pitch
- To pitch earlier than the pitcher's rhythm in an attempt to deceive either the batter or runner. This sometimes leads to a balk
Jones quick pitches. The umpire calls a balk, and the runners advance.
- sales pitch
- Remarks or demonstrations intended to persuade a consumer to make a purchase, especially when vigorously delivered or exaggerated
He was so convinced by the sales pitch that he put around $1 million of his own money into the funds.
- time of pitch
- The moment when the pitcher begins the motion of pitching the ball and, by the rules of the game, has committed himself to throwing the pitch
- wild pitch
- A play where the pitcher throws a non-catchable pitch and a runner advances
Jones uncorked a wild pitch, which went to the screen.
- Elevator Pitch
- (Finans) A slang term used to describe a brief speech that outlines an idea for a product, service or project. The name comes from the notion that the speech should be delivered in the short time period of an elevator ride, usually 20-60 seconds. In the financial world, the speech refers to an entrepreneur's attempt to convince a venture capitalist that a business idea is worth investing in
- thread pitch gauge
- (Mühendislik) Threading gauges, pictured on the right, are also referred to as pitch gauges and are used to measure the pitch or lead of screw threads. The uppermost gauge in the image is an ISO metric pitch gauge, the larger gauge in the center is for measuring the Acme Thread Form, and the lower gauge is for imperial screws
- The pitch
- wicket
- The pitch
- track
- pitched
- Having a slope
- pitched
- (of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form; "high-pitched"
- pitched
- past of pitch
- pitched
- A pitched roof is one that slopes as opposed to one that is flat. a rather quaint lodge with a steeply-pitched roof. see also high-pitched, low-pitched = slanting. a pitched roof is sloping rather than flat
- pitched
- set at a slant; "a pitched rather than a flat roof"
- pitched
- {s} fixed at a particular pitch or tone; slanted, set on an angle; covered with tar, spread with tar
- pitched
- (of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form; "high-pitched
- pitches
- plural of pitch
- pitches
- third-person singular of pitch
- pitching
- Addition of yeast to cooled wort to begin fermentation
- pitching
- Rough cobbling on floor, as in courtyards
- pitching
- The act of throwing or casting; a cast; a pitch; as, wild pitching in baseball
- pitching
- abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"
- pitching
- (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
- pitching
- A ship's movement in a seaway that lifts and lowers the bow and stern
- pitching
- present participle of pitch
- pitching
- The rotational motion of an aircraft about a lateral line passing through its centre of gravity
- pitching
- Adding yeast to the wort in the fermentation tank
- pitching
- {i} setting up, establishment; throwing, tossing, hurling
- pitching
- The act of adding yeast to the wort
- pitching
- Squared masonry, precast blocks or block-shaped natural stones (e g basaltic columns) laid in a regular fashion with dry or filled joints on the river/sea side of an embankment, dike, or dam as a protection against wave and ice action
- pitching
- A facing of stone laid upon a bank to prevent wear by tides or currents
- pitching
- The rough paving of a street to a grade with blocks of stone
- pitching
- The addition of yeast to unfermented wort
- pitching
- The act of adding yeast to wort to start fermentation
- the pitch
- ice