pitch
noun (1)
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Definition of pitch
(Entry 1 of 4)
1
: a black or dark viscous substance obtained as a residue in the distillation of organic materials and especially tars
2
: any of various bituminous substances
3
: resin obtained from various conifers and often used medicinally
4
: any of various artificial mixtures resembling resinous or bituminous pitches
pitch
verb (1)
pitched;
pitching;
pitches
Definition of pitch (Entry 2 of 4)
: to cover, smear, or treat with or as if with pitch
pitch
verb (2)
pitched;
pitching;
pitches
Definition of pitch (Entry 3 of 4)
1
: to erect and fix firmly in place
pitch a tent
2
: to throw usually with a particular objective or toward a particular point
pitch hay onto a wagon
: such as
a
: to throw (a baseball) to a batter
b
: to toss (something, such as coins) so as to fall at or near a mark
pitch pennies
c
: to put aside or discard by or as if by throwing
pitched the trash into the bin
b
: to attempt to persuade especially with a sales pitch
c
: to present (a movie or program idea) for consideration (as by a TV producer)
4a(1)
: to cause to be at a particular level or of a particular quality
a test pitched at a 5th-grade reading level
(2)
: to set in a particular musical key
b
: to cause to be set at a particular angle : slope
5
: to utter glibly and insincerely
6a
: to use as a starting pitcher
b
: to play as pitcher
7
: to hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with backspin so that it rolls very little after striking the green
8
: throw sense 6
pitch a fit
1a
: to fall precipitately or headlong
b(1)
of a ship
: to have the bow alternately plunge precipitately and rise abruptly
(2)
of an aircraft, missile, or spacecraft
: to turn about a lateral axis so that the forward end rises or falls in relation to the after end
c
: buck sense 1
2
: encamp
3
: to hit upon or happen upon something
pitch upon the perfect gift
4
: to incline downward : slope
5a
: to throw a ball to a batter
b
: to play ball as a pitcher
c
: to pitch a golf ball
6
: to make a sales pitch
pitch
noun (2)Definition of pitch (Entry 4 of 4)
b
: the distance between any of various things: such as
(1)
: distance between one point on a gear tooth and the corresponding point on the next tooth
(2)
: distance from any point on the thread of a screw to the corresponding point on an adjacent thread measured parallel to the axis
c
: the theoretical distance a propeller would advance longitudinally in one revolution
d
: the number of teeth or of threads per inch
e
: a unit of width of type based on the number of times a letter can be set in a linear inch
4a
: the relative level, intensity, or extent of some quality or state
tensions rose to a feverish pitch
b(1)
: the property of a sound and especially a musical tone that is determined by the frequency of the waves producing it : highness or lowness of sound
(2)
: a standard frequency for tuning instruments
c(1)
: the difference in the relative vibration frequency of the human voice that contributes to the total meaning of speech
(2)
: a definite relative pitch that is a significant phenomenon in speech
5a
: a steep place : declivity
b
: the portion of a route (as in mountain climbing or caving) between belay points
7
: an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump
8a
: an often high-pressure sales presentation
b
: advertisement
c
: recommendation, plug
made a pitch for tax cuts
9a
: the delivery of a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
b
: a baseball so thrown
c
: pitchout sense 2
Illustration of pitch
Noun (2)
pitch 4b(1): two systems of staff notation of pitch
In the meaning defined above