pitch
noun
[ pɪtʃ ]
• the quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone.
• "her voice rose steadily in pitch"
• the steepness of a slope, especially of a roof.
Similar:
steepness,
angle,
gradient,
slope,
slant,
tilt,
incline,
cant,
rake,
dip,
inclination,
• a level of the intensity of something, especially a high level.
• "the media furore reached such a pitch that the company withdrew the product"
• an area of ground marked out or used for play in an outdoor team game.
• "a football pitch"
• a delivery of the ball by the pitcher.
• a form of words used when trying to persuade someone to buy or accept something.
• "he put over a very strong sales pitch"
• a place where a street vendor or performer stations themselves or sets up a stall.
• "the traders had already reserved their pitches"
• a swaying or oscillation of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle around a horizontal axis perpendicular to the direction of motion.
• "the pitch and roll of the ship"
Similar:
lurch,
pitching,
lurching,
roll,
rolling,
plunging,
reeling,
swaying,
rocking,
list,
wallowing,
labouring,
keeling,
• the distance between successive corresponding points or lines, for example between the teeth of a cogwheel.
pitch
verb
• set (one's voice or a piece of music) at a particular pitch.
• "you've pitched the melody very high"
• throw roughly or casually.
• "he crumpled the page up and pitched it into the fireplace"
Similar:
throw,
toss,
fling,
hurl,
cast,
lob,
launch,
flip,
shy,
dash,
aim,
direct,
propel,
bowl,
chuck,
sling,
heave,
buzz,
whang,
bung,
yeet,
peg,
hoy,
bish,
• throw (the ball) for the batter to try to hit.
• make a bid to obtain a contract or other business.
• "I've been pitching for this account for over a month"
• set up and fix in position.
• "we pitched camp for the night"
• (of a moving ship, aircraft, or vehicle) rock or oscillate around a lateral axis, so that the front moves up and down.
• "the little steamer pressed on, pitching gently"
Similar:
lurch,
toss (about),
plunge,
roll,
reel,
sway,
rock,
flounder,
keel,
list,
wallow,
labour,
pitchpole,
• cause (a roof) to slope downwards from the ridge.
• "the roof was pitched at an angle of 75 degrees"
• pave (a road) with stones.
• "another sort of stone is used for pitching streets"
• (in brewing) add yeast to (wort) to induce fermentation.
Origin:
Middle English (as a verb in the senses ‘thrust (something pointed) into the ground’ and ‘fall headlong’): perhaps related to Old English picung ‘stigmata’, of unknown ultimate origin. The sense development is obscure.
pitch
noun
• a sticky resinous black or dark brown substance that is semi-liquid when hot and hardens when cold, obtained by distilling tar or turpentine and used for waterproofing.
pitch
verb
• cover, coat, or smear with pitch.
Origin:
Old English pic (noun), pician (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch pek and German Pech ; based on Latin pix, pic- .
