wikipedia|dab=pitch
English
Pronunciation
IPA|/pɪt�/
audio|en-us-pitch.ogg|Audio (US)
Etymology 1
From ME. term|pic|langenm, from L. term|pix|langla.
Noun
en-noun|es
- A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.
#: It is hard to get this pitch off of my hand.
- A dark, extremely viscous material remaining in still after distilling crude oil and tar.
#: They put pitch on the mast to protect it. The barrel was sealed with pitch.
- baseball The act of pitching a baseball.
#: The pitch was low and inside.
- sports The field on which cricket, soccer, rugby or hockey|field hockey is played.
#: ''The teams met on the pitch.
- An effort to sell or promote something.
#: He gave me a sales pitch.
- The distance between evenly spaced objects, e.g. the teeth of a saw or letters in a monospace font.
#: The pitch of pixels on the point scale is 72 pixels per inch.
#: The pitch of this saw is perfect for that type of wood.
- The angle at which an object sits.
#: The pitch of the roof or haystack, the propellor blades' pitch
- More specifically, the rotation angle about the transverse axis.
#: The pitch of an aircraft
- music The perceived frequency of a sound or note.
#: The pitch of middle "C" is familiar to many musicians.
- music 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.
- aviation A measure of the degree to which an aircraft's nose tilts up or down. Also a measure of the angle of attack of a propeller.
- nautical 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 and heave.
- The place where a busker performs is called their pitch.
- A level or degree.
#* 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 11.
#*: But, except the mind be disordered by disease or madness, they never can arrive at such a pitch of vivacity
Translations
trans-top|dark, extremely viscous material made by distilling tar
Afrikaans: pik
Albanian: pisë f
Croatian: smola ''f}}
Dutch pek f
French: t+|fr|poix|f, t-|fr|brai|m
German: t+|de|Pech|n
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Hungarian: t-|hu|szurok
Italian: t+|it|pece|f
Latin: t-|la|pix|f
Polish: smo�a f
Romanian: t-|ro|smoal�|f
Spanish: t+|es|pez|f
Svenska: beck
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trans-top|sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees
Dutch: hars
Finnish: t-|fi|pihka
French: t-|fr|résine|f, t-|fr|sève|f
German: t+|de|Harz|n
Italian: t-|it|resina|f
Portuguese: seiva f
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Romanian: t|ro|r��in�|f
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trans-top|the act of pitching a baseball
German: t-|de|Wurf
Finnish: t-|fi|syöttää
French: t+|fr|lancer|m
Italian: t+|it|servizio|m
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Portuguese: arremesso m
Romanian: t-|ro|aruncare
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trans-top|the field on which cricket, soccer, rugby or field hockey is played
Finnish: t+|fi|kenttä
French: t+|fr|terrain|m
Italian: campo m <ref name=oxf-par />
Portuguese: t+|pt|campo|m
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Romanian: t-|ro|teren
Slovakian: ihrisko
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trans-top|effort to sell or promote something
German: Verkaufsgespräch m
Finnish: t-|fi|myyntipuhe
French: t-|fr|laïus|m, t+|fr|argument|m, t+|fr|présentation|f
Italian: t+|it|promozione|m, t-|it|sostegno|m
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Romanian: t-|ro|prezentare
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trans-top|distance between evenly spaced objects
French: t+|fr|pas|m, t-|fr|écartement|m
German: t-|de|Teilung|f
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Romanian: t-|ro|pas
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trans-top|the angle at which an object sits
French: t+|fr|inclinaison|f, t+|fr|angle|m, t+|fr|pente|f
German: Neigung f, Steigung f
Italian: inclinazione f, pendenza f <ref name=oxf-par />
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Polish: k�t m
Romanian: t-|ro|inclinare
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trans-top|the perceived frequency of a sound or note
Dutch: t-|nl|toonhoogte|f
French: t+|fr|ton|m, t+|fr|diapason|m
German: Tonhöhe f, Tonlage f
Finnish sävelkorkeus
Indonesian: titinada
Italian: altezza f <ref name=oxf-par />
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Romanian: t-|ro|ton, t-|ro|în�lţime|f
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trans-top|level or degree
Portuguese: t+|pt|grau|m
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Adjective
en-adj
- Completely dark or black; like tar.
#: The room was pitch black.
Translations
trans-top|completely dark or black
Dutch: pik donker
Finnish: t+|fi|sysimusta
German: pechschwarz, stockdunkel
Italian: come#Italian|come la pece f
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Portuguese: como breu
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Etymology 2
From ME. term|piccan|langenm, term|piccian|langenm.
Verb
en-verb|pitch|es
- transitive To throw.
#: He pitched the horseshoe.
- context|baseball|transitive|or|intransitive To throw (the ball) toward home plate.
#: i|transitive The hurler pitched a curveball.
#: i|intransitive He pitched high and inside.
- context|baseball|intransitive To play baseball in the position of pitcher.
#: Bob pitches today.
- transitive To throw away; discard.
#: He pitched the candy wrapper.
- transitive To promote, advertise, or attempt to sell.
#: He pitched the idea for months with no takers.
- transitive To assemble or erect (a tent).
#: Pitch the tent over there.
- context|of|_|ships|and|aircraft|transitive|or|intransitive To move so that the front of the craft goes alternatively up and down.
#: i|transitive The typhoon pitched the deck of the ship.
#: i|intransitive The airplane pitched.
- context|golf|transitive 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.
- context|cricket|intransitive To bounce on the playing surface.
#: The ball pitched well short of the batsman.
- context|Bristolian dialect|of snow|intransitive To settle and build up, without melting.
Translations
trans-top|to throw
Finnish: t+|fi|heittää
French: t+|fr|lancer
German: t+|de|werfen
Italian: gettare <ref name=oxf-par>Oxford-Paravia Concise - Dizionario Inglese-Italiano e Italiano-Inglese (in collaborazione con Oxford University Press). Edited by Maria Cristina Bareggi. Torino: Paravia, 2003. W:Wikipedia:book sources| ISBN 8839551107. Online version here</ref>
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Portuguese: arremessar
Romanian: a lansa, a arunca
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trans-top|baseball: to throw the ball toward home plate
Dutch: gooien or werpen
Finnish: t-|fi|syöttää
French: lancer;
German: t+|de|werfen
Italian: lanciare <ref nameoxf-par />, servire <ref nameoxf-par />
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Portuguese: arremessar
Romanian: a arunca
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trans-top|to play baseball in the position of pitcher
Finnish: t-|fi|syöttää
German: t+|de|stampfen
Italian: t+|it|servire
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trans-top|to throw away; discard
Finnish: t|fi|heittää menemään
French: jeter;
German: wegwerfen
Italian: buttare <ref name=oxf-par />
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Portuguese: jogar fora; descartar
Romanian: a arunca
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trans-top|to promote, advertise, or attempt to sell
Finnish: t|fi|kaupata, t+|fi|myydä, t-|fi|mainostaa
French: promouvoir;
Italian: t-|it|promuovere, t+|it|sostenere
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Portuguese: vender;
Romanian: a promova, a prezenta
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trans-top|to assemble or erect (a tent)
Finnish: t-|fi|pystyttää
French: monter;
German: t-|de|aufschlagen
Italian: piantare, rizzare <ref name=oxf-par />
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Portuguese: t+|pt|armar
Romanian: a monta, a ridica
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trans-top|to move so that the front of the craft goes alternatively up and down
Finnish: t|fi|keinuttaa
German: stampfen (of ships); neigen (of aircraft)
Italian: beccheggiare <ref name=oxf-par />
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Romanian: a oscila longitudinal, a tanga
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trans-top|cricket: to bounce on the playing surface
Romanian: a sari
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trans-top|of snow, to settle and build up, without melting
Finnish: t|fi|kinostua
Italian: t+|it|crescere, t-|it|accumularsi
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Portuguese: acumular (neve não-derretida)
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Related terms
absolute pitch
perfect pitch
pitch a fit
pitch a tent
pitch black
pitch class
pitchfork
pitch in
pitch-pipe
point
relative pitch
sales pitch
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