pitch1 nounpitch2 verb
pitchpitch1 /pɪtʃ/ ●●○ S3 W3 noun 
WORD ORIGINpitch1
Origin:
1-5, 7-9 1400-1500 ➔ PITCH26 Old English pic, from Latin pixEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Kendrick's pitch was good throughout the first aria.
- Ryan's first pitch was high and wide.
- Some of the fans rushed onto the pitch at the end of the match
- the pitch of the roof
- The pitch went wide.
- The President made his strongest pitch yet for standardized testing in schools.
- The same syllables were sung repeatedly at a number of different pitches.
- The village has attractive playing fields, with a football and cricket pitch.
- As the vehicle approaches, the pitch of its siren increases and then it decreases as the vehicle speeds past.
- Barnett ruled a two-strike pitch from Shawn Boskie was a called third strike.
- Son of Star Wars replicates that pitch.
- Swindon Town away against Sunderland has been postponed because of a water-logged pitch at Roker Park.
- Tavarez got Sanders to ground into an inning-ending double play on his first pitch.
- Then start to lower the pitch attitude by maximum stages of a half bar. 3.
- There, Williams wowed national coaches with her array of pitches.
- Thomas already was widely admired for his combination of power and pitch selection.
Longman Language Activatordark and with little or no light
if a place is dark , there is little or no light: · Thick curtains covered the windows and the room was very dark.· I shrank back into the darkest corner of the room, and prayed that the soldiers would not see me.· No, you can't play outside, it's too dark.· It was a dark night and he was afraid they might get lost if they went across the fields.· Anyone who disobeyed him ran the risk of getting beaten up in a dark alley, or even killed.
completely dark, so that nothing can be seen: · It's pitch dark in there. I can't see a thing.· Inside the cellar it was pitch black.
a gloomy place or room is not at all bright or cheerful - use this especially in stories or written descriptions: · The bar was gloomy and smelled of stale cigar smoke.· I never liked visiting Dr Allen in his gloomy old study.
a room, street, or place that is dingy is fairly dark and usually dirty and in bad condition: · He ate lunch in a dingy little cafe next to the station.· The room was damp and dingy.
a darkened room or building is darker than usual, especially because its lights have been turned off or there are no lights: · The prisoner lay in a darkened room.· The production opens with a darkened stage, and the sound of a woman singing softly.
an area or building that is dimly- lit is fairly dark because the lights there are not very bright: · a long, dimly-lit corridor· Madame Gloriana led the way into a dimly lit back room.
an area, building, or room that is unlit is dark because there are no lights on there: · The path was unlit, and she needed a torch to find her way.· Behind the gasoline pumps the unlit garage stood like a huge black shadow.
feeling excited about something feeling happy and full of energy, especially about something good that has happened or is going to happen: · Steve's coming home tomorrow - we're all really excited.· crowds of excited football fansexcited about: · How can you be so excited about a stupid computer game?get excited: · When Mattie gets excited, she starts talking really fast.excited by: · Doctors are very excited by the discovery.excited to do something: · When we get home, the dogs are always excited to see us.
to feel excited about something good that is going to happen and to think about it a lot: · The kids are looking forward to their vacation - they've never been to California before.look forward to doing something: · She's really looking forward to meeting him.
spoken if you can't wait for something to happen, you want it to happen soon because you are very excited about it: · "We'll see you next week." "I know - I can't wait!"can't wait for: · The kids can't wait for Christmas.can't wait to do something: · He couldn't wait to get home and tell Dean the news.can't wait for somebody/something to do something: · I can't wait for the football season to start.
very excited , happy, and pleased: thrilled to do something: · I'm thrilled to be here tonight.thrilled with: · Chester's absolutely thrilled with his baby daughter.thrilled at/by: · She was thrilled at the idea of flying to Europe.thrilled to bitsBritish spoken thrilled to death/pieces American spoken (=very thrilled): · Paul is thrilled to death that I'm finally learning to cook.
feeling very excited and full of energy because you are experiencing something that you have never experienced before, especially something dangerous or unusual: · The first time I flew a plane alone, I felt both exhilarated and scared.exhilarated by: · She felt exhilarated by her new sense of power.
American informal to be excited and full of energy, especially when this makes you ready to compete or play sport: · After the coach's pep talk, we were all really pumped and ready to play.get somebody pumped (up) (=make some excited and full of energy): · Nothing gets the crowd or the players pumped up more than a good slam dunk.
if a place is buzzing with excitement , people are very excited, especially because something is about to happen: · The crowd was buzzing as everyone waited for the band to come on stage.· The new stadium has sports fans buzzing with excitement.
to be excited and slightly nervous when you are watching something because you do not know what will happen next: · I was on the edge of my seat from the beginning of the movie to the end.keep somebody on the edge of their seat (=make someone very excited because they do not know what will happen next): · The final ten minutes of the game kept everyone on the edge of their seats.
to be nervous and excited because you are anxiously waiting to hear the result of something, or to know what happens at the end of a story: · After the interview Fran was on tenterhooks, wondering if she'd got the job.keep somebody on tenterhooks (=make someone feel nervous and excited by not telling them something): · Agatha Christie keeps the reader on tenterhooks until the final pages of the story.
if the feeling among a large group of people is at or reaches fever pitch , they are all extremely excited: · The anticipation surrounding the band's arrival is now at fever pitch.
a place where you do a sport a large area of ground, usually covered in grass, where team sports are played: · The crowd cheered as the players ran onto the field.baseball/football/sports etc field: · The football field was too muddy to play on, so the game was cancelled· Some open spaces north of the city will be made into sports fields for leisure activities.playing field: · Several school playing fields have been sold off to raise money.
British a sports field: · Some of the fans rushed onto the pitch at the end of the matchcricket/football etc pitch: · The village has attractive playing fields, with a football and cricket pitch.
an area with lines painted on the ground, where two people or teams play a game such as tennis or basketball: · The courts are floodlit at night so that you can play all the year round.tennis/basketball/squash etc court: · The new leisure complex has a sauna, jacuzzi, swimming pool and tennis courts.
British a building where you can do various different sports: · The council is planning to build a multi-million pound leisure centre outside the town.
a building where there are machines that you can use to do exercises that make you fitter and stronger, or where you can do exercise classes etc. A gym is also a large room that is built especially for sports to be played in, for example in a school or university: · I've just signed up for an exercise class at the gym.· Ed goes to the gym to do weight training several times a week.· It was raining, so we had to play football in the gym this afternoon.
a place where you can swim, consisting of a large hole in the ground that has been built and filled with water, either outdoors or inside a building: · The house, with its own tennis court and swimming-pool, is for sale at £700.000.· There's an open air pool at Woodstock that's great when it's really hot.· What we want is a hotel with a big heated pool, in case it rains.
a large sports field with seats all around it, where people go to watch sports: · The stadium has a capacity of at least 10,000.football/baseball/sports stadium: · Denver has a new airport, a new baseball stadium, and a reputation as a good place to live.
WORD SETSaerial, adjectiveaero-, prefixaerobatics, nounaerodrome, nounaeronautics, nounairborne, adjectiveaircraft, nounaircrew, nounairfare, nounairfield, nounairline, nounairliner, nounair pocket, nounairport, nounairship, nounairsick, adjectiveairspace, nounairspeed, nounairstrip, nounair terminal, nounair traffic controller, nounairway, nounairworthy, adjectivealtimeter, nounapron, nounautomatic pilot, nounautopilot, nounaviation, nounaviator, nounballast, nounballoon, nounballooning, nounbank, verbbarrage balloon, nounbiplane, nounblack box, nounblimp, nounboarding card, nounboarding pass, nounbulkhead, nounbusiness class, nounbuzz, verbcabin, nouncaptain, nouncarousel, nounceiling, nouncharter flight, nouncheck-in, nounchock, nounchopper, nounchute, nounclub class, nouncontrail, nouncontrol tower, nounco-pilot, nouncowling, nouncraft, nouncrash landing, noundeparture lounge, noundepartures board, noundirigible, noundisembark, verbdive, verbeconomy class, nouneject, verbejector seat, nounfin, nounflap, nounflier, nounflight, nounflight attendant, nounflight deck, nounflight path, nounflight recorder, nounflight simulator, nounfly, verbflyby, nounflyer, nounflying, nounflypast, nounfree fall, nounfuselage, noungate, nounglider, noungliding, noungondola, nounground, verbground control, nounground crew, nounground staff, nounhangar, nounhang-glider, nounhang-gliding, nounhelicopter, nounhelicopter pad, nounheliport, nounhijacking, nounholding pattern, nounhot-air balloon, nounhydroplane, nouninbound, adjectivein-flight, adjectiveinstrument panel, nounjet, nounjet engine, nounjet-propelled, adjectivejet propulsion, nounjoystick, nounjumbo jet, nounjump jet, nounland, verblanding gear, nounlanding strip, nounlayover, nounlift, nounlight aircraft, nounlounge, nounlow-flying, adjectivemicrolight, nounmonoplane, nounnavigation, nounno-fly zone, nounnose, nounnosedive, nounnosedive, verboverfly, verbparachute, nounparachute, verbparachutist, nounpilot, nounpilot, verbpitch, nounpitch, verbplane, nounplot, verbpod, nounpressurized, adjectiveprop, nounpropeller, nounradio beacon, nounrefuel, verbripcord, nounroll, verbroll, nounrotor, nounrudder, nounrunway, nounseaplane, nounseat belt, nounshort-haul, adjectiveski plane, nounskycap, nounsonic boom, nounspoiler, nounsteward, nounstewardess, nounstrut, nounswept-back, adjectiveswoop, verbtail, nountailspin, nountake-off, nountaxi, verbterminal, nountest pilot, nounthrust, nountouchdown, nountransit lounge, nountransport plane, nounturbojet, nounturboprop, nountwin-engined, adjectiveundercarriage, nounupgrade, verbvapour trail, nounwheel, verbwindsock, nounwind tunnel, nounwing, nounwingspan, nounwingtip, nounzeppelin, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
the world-famous Wembley football pitch The controversy reached such a pitch (=become so strong) that the paper devoted a whole page to it. The goal roused the crowd to fever pitch (=a very excited level). She’s got perfect pitch. an aggressive salesman with a fast-talking sales pitch The night was as black as pitch (=very dark). the pitch and roll of the shipCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES It was still pitch black (=very dark) out. It was pitch dark (=completely dark) in the attic. We stood outside in the pitch dark (=when there is no light at all). After a night of rioting, tensions in the city reached fever pitch. We looked for a flat spot where we could pitch our tent (=put up our tent). Sanders gave a low whistle when he saw the contents of the box.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
the world-famous Wembley football pitch The controversy reached such a pitch (=become so strong) that the paper devoted a whole page to it. (=a high level of excitement etc) He screamed at her in a pitch of fury.
He screamed at her in a pitch of fury. The goal roused the crowd to fever pitch (=a very excited level). She’s got perfect pitch. an aggressive salesman with a fast-talking sales pitch (=try to persuade people to do something) He made his strongest pitch yet for standardized testing in schools.
He made his strongest pitch yet for standardized testing in schools. The night was as black as pitch (=very dark). the pitch and roll of the ship British English· The club is building a new artificial training pitch at its sports ground.
It was still pitch black (=very dark) out. (=put up your tents)· We made camp in a clearing in the woods.
(=area of ground where cricket is played)· the school cricket field
It was pitch dark (=completely dark) in the attic. We stood outside in the pitch dark (=when there is no light at all). (=complete darkness)· We ended up coming down the mountain in pitch darkness.
After a night of rioting, tensions in the city reached fever pitch. (=an area of grass where football is played)· An area of wasteland had been turned into a football pitch.
· The young man gave a high-pitched giggle.
(=with parts that slope down)· a row of garages with tiled pitched roofs.
(=with a very high sound)· The sound of gunfire mingled with the shrill screams of the injured.
We looked for a flat spot where we could pitch our tent (=put up our tent). Sanders gave a low whistle when he saw the contents of the box.· What seemed a single animal is now known to be two, distinct in their genes and with squeaks of different pitch.· You can print indented paragraphs in a different pitch than surrounding text.· Theology must somehow be playing on a different pitch, with revelation determining the rules and faith the outcome.· Barn owls have one ear slightly higher than the other, so sound comes to them at two different pitches.· These used rotating discs to initiate a quasi-musical sound which was then filtered, processed and reproduced at different pitches.
· On the final pitches the topo proves to be hopelessly inaccurate and route-finding difficult in the poor visibility.· Bip Roberts struck out, Grissom stealing second base on the final pitch of that at-bat.· Kirkus also made a solo attempt on the line now known as Nameless, retreating from its final pitch.· Left: Laybacking up the final pitch of Direct route, Dinas Mot.
· One emits a low sound. the other a sound of higher pitch.· Our ears, for example, can distinguish higher pitches from lower frequencies.· Gliders have very low stick forces and the lower flying speeds give them a very high rate of pitch.· To maintain the row's high pitch of energy, you need to make sure that sympathy is withheld by all parties.· It has risen to a high, resonant pitch, emerging from his nose.· He had golden-brown hair and beard and a voice high in pitch but rich in timbre.· It will therefore be of higher pitch.· Or heard yourself screaming in a high pitch while arguing fruitlessly with your nearest and dearest?
· Probably because of the very much greater stick forces and lower rates of pitch occurring in most light aircraft.· SureSeam is low pitch steel roofing for high integrity buildings.· Where the confusion seems to stem from is the fact that guitar music sounds an octave lower than concert pitch.· The formal markers, low pitch close plus lengthy pause plus raised pitch introductory expression, are not present.· It can be marked by very low pitch, even on lexical items, loss of amplitude and a lengthy pause.· Model 520 roof window, suitable for roofs with low headroom or low pitch.
· In essays on whisky-tasting, sheath knives, deer hunting, he has a kind of perfect pitch.· It got him trying to be too perfect with his pitches all of a sudden.· You had perfect pitch, my love.· I have neither perfect pitch nor a head for mathematics, and anyway who wants to compute the speed of history?· Computer games that require a player to recognise perfect pitch might also help, Saffran says.· In pastoral terms, the program had perfect pitch.· But the five people in Saffran's group with perfect pitch had started learning aged four.· The woodwind maintained a perfect pitch and, like the strings and brass, produced a consistently voluptuous sound.
· Add in the slower pitches ad lower bounce and Hick was able to take full advantage.
NOUN· Apply climb power and raise the pitch attitude to the required position. 2.· Then start to lower the pitch attitude by maximum stages of a half bar. 3.· If necessary adjust the pitch attitude a maximum of a quarter to a half bar at any one time. 9.· The Altimeter will be used to indicate that the pitch attitude is correct. 2.· This correction will be achieved with a pitch attitude change of half a bar on the Artificial Horizon.· Unless turbulence is severe, use the Vertical Speed Indicator to help maintain correct pitch attitude.· This correction of 200 ft/min is achieved by raising or lowering the pitch attitude a maximum of a half-bar. 6.
· The garden will double as go-kart track, cricket pitch, tennis court.· He looked as if he had just walked off the cricket pitch.· In abeyance at the moment is a cricket pitch.· There is a playing field with equipment for the younger members of the community, and a football and cricket pitch.· There is a cricket pitch in a village green setting and small zoo for the children.· The new building will serve the existing football and cricket pitches, tennis court and bowling green.
· It was pitch dark everywhere, and the whirr of the ceiling fan seemed to fill the silent bedroom.· It was pitch dark where I was standing, and silent as a tomb.· He developed the photographs himself, blundering round the bathroom in the pitch dark.· It was pitch dark, but a man could follow the path by the pale line of sky between the branches.· It was pitch dark inside the attic.· In the freezing cold and pitch dark, families were driven to clinging to the roof.· I set off at 5 am but those Sussex lanes are pitch dark, and hilly!· Inside the coffin it is pitch dark and fouled with faeces because women confined there are refused access to a toilet.
· In part two ... Into the night ... Freefalling in pitch darkness.· We will perform the experiment as before, but this time in pitch darkness.· He set out brightly, on past the notice, into pitch darkness.· Up a narrow circular stair therefrom he went, and in the almost pitch darkness cannoned into somebody coming down.· Suddenly the headlights of the Glory went out and they found themselves sitting in pitch darkness.· She woke in the pitch darkness of the curtained bed with the suddenness of one called.
· By the time the star is sighted, octave passages have taken over and the excitement reaches fever pitch.· The challenges to her credibility are reaching fever pitch and are putting the first lady and her allies on the defensive.· Speculation about the deportations have reached fever pitch in Hong Kong.· Excitement grew to a fever pitch.· The debate in Birmingham has reached something like fever pitch, now that the city council is faced with two rival development schemes.· In 1989, an 11-year-old girl was killed by two Rotties and public terror reached fever pitch.· The crowd was getting to a fever pitch of excitement, Will among them.· But as the game's tempo reached fever pitch, Saunders squandered a golden opportunity to grab an equaliser.
· Another must is a football pitch.· There will also be a floodlit multi-purpose outside court, and two hockey and football pitches.· It had not been spent on the football pitch, however, nor the training ground.· And finally the tale of a little village football club and their little football pitch.· Five-a-side football pitch at Baberton Mains.· Habit flying behind, she is bound for the football pitch where local kids are playing.· Another possibility is to place two rectangular cakes together to make a football pitch.· The Citrus Bowl requires some work, with seats being taken out to accommodate the corners of a football pitch.
· Apart from one brief pitch invasion when Sunderland scored, the supporters of both clubs behaved impeccably.· The fans were delighted which resulted in a pitch invasion from the new stand behind the Southampton goal.
· Obviously, this large pitch range will make the model more difficult to fly in most other situations.· Many manufacturers give details of how the pitch range of their models should be set up.
· Since the school took up so much space on the island, the rugby pitches were the size of tennis courts.· An orderly queue was formed, stretching throughout the corridors of Hardside and out on to the rugby pitches.· He had always seen them somewhere in the medical field as well as on a rugby pitch.
· He stood beside a muddy soccer pitch.· Two full size soccer pitches, and inside a fully equipped fitness centre complement the gymnasium and provide a comprehensive community facility.· Mind you it was not just any soccer pitch.· Were we marking out a soccer pitch?
VERB· To deter them, the Dinamo side linked arms with their opponents as they left the pitch.· With the fairway firm and running, players who hit drivers left themselves with pitch shots into the green.· As he left the pitch he blacked out and fell through a glass door, cutting his hand.· If you simply leave the positive pitch on, the model will fall over backwards during the climb.· The Stamford Bridge faithful turned on the keeper and jeered him until after the players had left the pitch.· Lock forward Bayfield had to leave the pitch while playing for Northampton after suffering an asthma attack.· In the end, Linfield left the pitch to a standing ovation from the Windsor faithful.· Newton was sent off and Mr Hallam had to leave the pitch because of his injuries.
· If you do not feel the tinkling, repeat the hum but make it lower in pitch.· The profit-making Institute for Advanced Technology in Minneapolis makes a similar pitch.· Some ideas he rejected, such as the liquid developed at Derby County for making pitches usable in all weathers.· They are making their pitch on radio stations, and are videotaping interviews with returning refugees and playing them in the camps.· Four days later, Oakland made its pitch.· Another possibility is to place two rectangular cakes together to make a football pitch.· Celebrities still went on the air to appeal for dimes and dollars, and newspapers still made their annual January pitch.
· Grace and Jane are impressed by the size of the garden until informed that children may not play on the pitch.· Tavarez got Sanders to ground into an inning-ending double play on his first pitch.· A match would involve three teams instead of two, playing on a triangular pitch with three sets of goals.· Father and daughter would spend endless hours at a nearby tennis court, playing pitch and catch under the lights.· The Headingley game was played on an uneven pitch that made batting difficult.· Theology must somehow be playing on a different pitch, with revelation determining the rules and faith the outcome.
· Speculation about the deportations have reached fever pitch in Hong Kong.· The challenges to her credibility are reaching fever pitch and are putting the first lady and her allies on the defensive.· The debate in Birmingham has reached something like fever pitch, now that the city council is faced with two rival development schemes.· In 1989, an 11-year-old girl was killed by two Rotties and public terror reached fever pitch.· Bankside activity has reached such a pitch, even at night, that the carp will not come near the margins.· Public support for the system was waning steadily as accusations of sleaze in high places reached fever pitch.· What was happening to them that this awareness had reached such a pitch in so short a time?· But he had reached a pitch where he couldn't give up.
· Parties utter a loud trilling whistle, rising and falling in pitch.· The grinding, stretching sounds were rising to a pitch and behind it all, another low-register noise.· Bernice became aware of a humming, rising in pitch and volume, that seemed to come from all around.· As the line crawled gradually closer and closer excitement and enthusiasm rose to fever pitch.
· I can run around a pitch 25 times, no problem.· Wimbledon's hard man ran across the pitch to point threateningly at Middlesbrough assistant manager John Pickering.· They ran themselves into the ground, ran Chesterfield off the pitch, but they couldn't get another goal.· Several Sunderland fans were escorted from the ground after running on the pitch when their team scored the winning goal.· Not wearing a shellsuit at Center Parcs would be like running out on the pitch at Wembley in a dinner jacket.
· And what would you have done if Schemichal got hold of you and threw you off the pitch like last night?· Coaches sometimes have to remind him to throw a pitch off the plate every now and then.· The flares were thrown on to the pitch as the players were warming up.· Maddux threw 29 pitches in the first inning.· He threw 82 pitches, and maybe one of them crossed the heart of the plate.· But a pitching staff can get a shutout even if it walks 10 and throws another 10 wild pitches.· Blaine, Ohio, will throw out the first pitch.· That year, President Dwight Eisenhower threw out the first pitch on April 13.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► low-pitched roof► queer somebody’s pitch/queer the pitch for somebody
1sports field [countable] British English a marked out area of ground on which a sport is played SYN fieldfootball/cricket/rugby etc pitch- By the time the star is sighted, octave passages have taken over and the excitement reaches fever pitch.
- Excitement grew to a fever pitch.
- Her legs trembled as his strokes of desire on her thighs crazed her need to fever pitch.
- In 1989, an 11-year-old girl was killed by two Rotties and public terror reached fever pitch.
- Speculation about the deportations have reached fever pitch in Hong Kong.
- The challenges to her credibility are reaching fever pitch and are putting the first lady and her allies on the defensive.
- The crowd was getting to a fever pitch of excitement, Will among them.
- The debate in Birmingham has reached something like fever pitch, now that the city council is faced with two rival development schemes.
- Don't give them a sales pitch because there is nothing more irritating.
- He is running out of possible patrons, sales talk, flirtatiousness, hair, steam.
- None of this is likely to stop a flurry of sales pitches from mutual-fund salespeople.
- Personally I think this is another of his sales pitches.
- The sales pitch can be so slick that many consumers don't even realize they have bought magazines until the bill arrives.
- The sales pitch is a wonderful movie moment.
- The analogy of the sales pitch is revealing, for advertisers do not promote their product merely by providing information about it.
- There was nothing spectacular about my sales pitch except the language in which it was couched.
the world-famous Wembley football pitch He ran the length of the pitch and scored.on the pitch (=playing a sport) Jack was on the pitch for his school in the Senior Cup Final.2strong feelings/activity [singular, uncountable] a strong level of feeling about something or a high level of an activity or a quality: The controversy reached such a pitch (=become so strong) that the paper devoted a whole page to it.a pitch of excitement/excellence/perfection etc (=a high level of excitement etc) He screamed at her in a pitch of fury. The goal roused the crowd to fever pitch (=a very excited level).3music a)[singular, uncountable] how high or low a note or other sound is: Ultrasonic waves are at a higher pitch than the human ear can hear. b)[uncountable] the ability of a musician to play or sing a note at exactly the correct level: She’s got perfect pitch.4persuading [countable] informal the things someone says to persuade people to buy something, do something, or accept an idea: an aggressive salesman with a fast-talking sales pitchmake a/somebody’s pitch (for something) (=try to persuade people to do something) He made his strongest pitch yet for standardized testing in schools.5baseball [countable] a throw of the ball, or a way in which it can be thrown: His first pitch was high and wide.6black substance [uncountable] a black sticky substance that is used on roofs, the bottoms of ships etc to stop water coming through: The night was as black as pitch (=very dark). → pitch-black, pitch-dark7ship/aircraft [uncountable] an up and down movement of a ship or an aircraft: the pitch and roll of the ship8slope [singular, uncountable] the degree to which a roof slopes or the sloping part of a roof: the steep pitch of the roof9street/market [countable] British English a place in a public area where someone goes to sell things or where an entertainer goes to perform: We found the boy at his usual pitch at the bottom of the Acropolis. → queer somebody’s pitch/queer the pitch for somebody at queer3pitch1 nounpitch2 verb
pitchpitch2 ●○○ verb WORD ORIGINpitch2
Origin:
1100-1200 Origin unknownVERB TABLE
pitch
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | pitch |
| he, she, it | pitches | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | pitched |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have pitched |
| he, she, it | has pitched | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had pitched |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will pitch |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have pitched |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am pitching |
| he, she, it | is pitching | |
| you, we, they | are pitching | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was pitching |
| you, we, they | were pitching | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been pitching |
| he, she, it | has been pitching | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been pitching |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be pitching |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been pitching |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- A sudden gust of wind pitched him off the ledge and he was left hanging by his safety rope.
- Johnny learned to pitch by aiming at a target his Dad had painted on the side of the garage.
- Ryan pitched a curve ball which easily beat the batter.
- She pitched the ball to the little boy.
- Stanton pitched to two batters in the ninth inning.
- The investment was pitched to parents as a safe way to deal with rising college costs.
- Tod pitched his coat onto the sofa and ran toward the kitchen.
- Two of the crew were pitched overboard when a big wave hit their ship.
- All too often you pitch the ball short, catch the slope and finish back on the lower layer.
- I have come home and there is not left me a place on which to pitch my lodge.
- I hear Aubrey pitching his voice above the hubbub: engines; horns; bicycle bells.
- Phil Niekro pitched on two division winners.
- Seawitch tugged at her line again, pitching on the rising swell.
- Steinbach will have his hands full with a pitching staff fresh out of the box.
- Swing low, sweet Chariot is left unaccompanied, but that involves a disturbing oddity of pitching at the start.
THESAURUSto throw a ball in a sport
to throw the ball to another member of your team: · He passed the ball to Wilkinson, who kicked the ball over the goalposts.
to throw the ball to the batter in a game of baseball: · Stoddard pitched for the Chicago White Sox.
to throw the ball towards the person who is batting in a game of cricket: · Harmison bowled superbly and took 5 wickets.
Longman Language Activatorto throw something to make something such as a ball fly through the air by moving your arm quickly and letting it go: · The boys were throwing and catching a frisbee on the beach.throw something on/onto/across/down etc something: · John stood on the beach, throwing stones into the waves.throw something at somebody/something (=in order to try and hit them): · She was so angry that she threw the pan straight at my head.· A couple of kids started throwing stones at my window.throw somebody something (=when you want someone to catch something): · Carrie threw him a box of matches.throw something to somebody: · The La Scala crowd cheered and threw flowers to the 57-year-old tenor.
informal to throw something, especially in a careless way: chuck something on/out of/into etc something: · She took off her shoes and chucked them on the floor.chuck somebody something: · Chuck me those cigarettes, would you?
to throw something carelessly, especially using a lot of force: sling something into/down/over etc something: · The baggage handlers just sling the cases in the back of the bus -- they don't care if anything gets broken.· He watched horrified as they slung the body over the cliff.
to throw something, especially in a careless, relaxed way: toss something into/out of/down etc something: · The fire was started when a passing motorist carelessly tossed a cigarette out of his car.toss somebody something: · He tossed her last week's edition of the "Herald".toss something to somebody: · "Catch!" said Sandra, tossing her bag to Andy.
to throw something so that it goes high in the air before coming down: lob something over/across etc something: · Local kids keep lobbing empty beer cans over our fence.lob something at somebody (=when you want to hit them): · Someone lobbed a book at me, and it hit me in the face.
American to throw something quickly and carelessly: pitch something across/over/onto etc something: · Tod pitched his coat onto the sofa and ran toward the kitchen.pitch something to somebody (=when you want someone to catch something): · She pitched the ball to the little boy.
to throw a heavy object in a violent way, especially because you are angry: hurl something at somebody/something (=when you want to hit them): · Some demonstrators began hurling bricks at the police.hurl something into/out of/across etc something: · He picked up the chair and hurled it across the room.
to throw something quickly and with a lot of force: fling something out of/down/into etc something: · He pulled the knife from her hand and flung it out of the window.fling something at somebody (=when you want to hit them): · When he gave her the tickets she ripped them up and flung them at him.fling somebody something (=when you want someone to catch something): · We flung him the safety rope.
when a sudden force throws someone or something through the air: throw somebody/something into/off/out of etc something · The blast from the explosion threw debris high up into the air.· I was cycling home when I got hit by a car and thrown off my bike.· A small plane was lifted up and thrown across the tarmac by a freak gust of wind.
to make someone or something suddenly move forward or through the air: · He swung round suddenly, sending the papers on his desk flying.· Her foot caught on something on the ground. Whatever it was, it sent her flying.
to suddenly push someone or something very hard so that they move extremely quickly through the air: catapult somebody/something into/over/out of etc something: · The car crashed into a tree and the driver was catapulted through the windshield.· I felt myself being propelled into the air by the force of the explosion.
if something such as a strong wind or a sudden movement pitches someone off a boat or a high place, it makes them fall off it: pitch somebody into/over/out of etc something: · A sudden gust of wind pitched him off the ledge and he was left hanging by his safety rope.· Two of the crew were pitched overboard when a big wave hit their ship.
to throw a ball in a game · He threw the ball so hard it went over their heads.throw something at/into etc something · Julie threw the basketball straight into the net.throw something to somebody · Cromartie ran after the ball and threw it back to the pitcher in one smooth movement.
to throw the ball to another player in your team: · You should have passed and let Joe take the shot.pass to: · Johnson passes to White, White passes to Eliot, and Eliot scores!pass something to somebody: · The quarterback passed the ball to Olson, who ran in for a touchdown.
to throw the ball in baseball so that someone from the other team can try to hit it with the bat: · Johnny learned to pitch by aiming at a target his Dad had painted on the side of the garage.· Ryan pitched a curve ball which easily beat the batter.
to throw the ball in cricket so that someone from the other team can try to hit it with the bat: · The batsman straightened up as Warne came in to bowl.· He's a very aggressive bowler -- he always bowls the ball straight at the batsman's body.
WORD SETSaerial, adjectiveaero-, prefixaerobatics, nounaerodrome, nounaeronautics, nounairborne, adjectiveaircraft, nounaircrew, nounairfare, nounairfield, nounairline, nounairliner, nounair pocket, nounairport, nounairship, nounairsick, adjectiveairspace, nounairspeed, nounairstrip, nounair terminal, nounair traffic controller, nounairway, nounairworthy, adjectivealtimeter, nounapron, nounautomatic pilot, nounautopilot, nounaviation, nounaviator, nounballast, nounballoon, nounballooning, nounbank, verbbarrage balloon, nounbiplane, nounblack box, nounblimp, nounboarding card, nounboarding pass, nounbulkhead, nounbusiness class, nounbuzz, verbcabin, nouncaptain, nouncarousel, nounceiling, nouncharter flight, nouncheck-in, nounchock, nounchopper, nounchute, nounclub class, nouncontrail, nouncontrol tower, nounco-pilot, nouncowling, nouncraft, nouncrash landing, noundeparture lounge, noundepartures board, noundirigible, noundisembark, verbdive, verbeconomy class, nouneject, verbejector seat, nounfin, nounflap, nounflier, nounflight, nounflight attendant, nounflight deck, nounflight path, nounflight recorder, nounflight simulator, nounfly, verbflyby, nounflyer, nounflying, nounflypast, nounfree fall, nounfuselage, noungate, nounglider, noungliding, noungondola, nounground, verbground control, nounground crew, nounground staff, nounhangar, nounhang-glider, nounhang-gliding, nounhelicopter, nounhelicopter pad, nounheliport, nounhijacking, nounholding pattern, nounhot-air balloon, nounhydroplane, nouninbound, adjectivein-flight, adjectiveinstrument panel, nounjet, nounjet engine, nounjet-propelled, adjectivejet propulsion, nounjoystick, nounjumbo jet, nounjump jet, nounland, verblanding gear, nounlanding strip, nounlayover, nounlift, nounlight aircraft, nounlounge, nounlow-flying, adjectivemicrolight, nounmonoplane, nounnavigation, nounno-fly zone, nounnose, nounnosedive, nounnosedive, verboverfly, verbparachute, nounparachute, verbparachutist, nounpilot, nounpilot, verbpitch, nounpitch, verbplane, nounplot, verbpod, nounpressurized, adjectiveprop, nounpropeller, nounradio beacon, nounrefuel, verbripcord, nounroll, verbroll, nounrotor, nounrudder, nounrunway, nounseaplane, nounseat belt, nounshort-haul, adjectiveski plane, nounskycap, nounsonic boom, nounspoiler, nounsteward, nounstewardess, nounstrut, nounswept-back, adjectiveswoop, verbtail, nountailspin, nountake-off, nountaxi, verbterminal, nountest pilot, nounthrust, nountouchdown, nountransit lounge, nountransport plane, nounturbojet, nounturboprop, nountwin-engined, adjectiveundercarriage, nounupgrade, verbvapour trail, nounwheel, verbwindsock, nounwind tunnel, nounwing, nounwingspan, nounwingtip, nounzeppelin, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY You have to pitch your writing at the right level. Booksellers are keen to pitch for school business. Her voice is pitched a little too high. The roof pitches sharply to the rear of the house.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES It was still pitch black (=very dark) out. It was pitch dark (=completely dark) in the attic. We stood outside in the pitch dark (=when there is no light at all). After a night of rioting, tensions in the city reached fever pitch. We looked for a flat spot where we could pitch our tent (=put up our tent). Sanders gave a low whistle when he saw the contents of the box.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
You have to pitch your writing at the right level. Booksellers are keen to pitch for school business. Her voice is pitched a little too high. The roof pitches sharply to the rear of the house. British English· The club is building a new artificial training pitch at its sports ground.
It was still pitch black (=very dark) out. (=put up your tents)· We made camp in a clearing in the woods.
(=area of ground where cricket is played)· the school cricket field
It was pitch dark (=completely dark) in the attic. We stood outside in the pitch dark (=when there is no light at all). (=complete darkness)· We ended up coming down the mountain in pitch darkness.
After a night of rioting, tensions in the city reached fever pitch. (=an area of grass where football is played)· An area of wasteland had been turned into a football pitch.
· The young man gave a high-pitched giggle.
(=with parts that slope down)· a row of garages with tiled pitched roofs.
(=with a very high sound)· The sound of gunfire mingled with the shrill screams of the injured.
We looked for a flat spot where we could pitch our tent (=put up our tent). Sanders gave a low whistle when he saw the contents of the box.· The yacht pitched forward as they slid down the bow wave.· He staggers, though I weigh no more than 104 pounds, and with him, I pitch forward slightly.· Lewis put his arms round her as he pitched forward.· I was a few feet up when I pitched forward and fell flat.· Brennan was pitched forward off the firestep and broke his leg.· As Rostov watched, the lieutenant dropped his weapon and pitched forward out of the hatch.· Just as he discovered it was yet another Mars Bar wrapper, he slipped and pitched forward.· She pitched forward into the flooded darkness of the interior, and Trent heaved himself after her.
· Hurd raised the issue in a speech on 25 March, and Baker pitched in more stridently a day later.· Brewer has a younger sister who pitches in, too.· Well, we pitched in, ferrying the people back to their villages and so on.· But hiring such people means that you have to pitch in and be willing to do the menial tasks yourself.· If you're in trouble, or have a problem, everyone pitches in to help.· Even the poorest unemployed father can help his children by being there, staying sober, and pitching in.· Walsh, bedecked with new suit and executive glasses, had pitched in with his usual aggressive style.· When work had to be done, we all pitched in, even when the task was unpleasant.
· This suggests that any bid would be pitched well above the suspension price.· VanLandingham came around and pitched well for a stretch, seemingly ready to fulfill his vast promise.· Well, pitching well in the major leagues is all about handling pressure.
NOUN· All too often you pitch the ball short, catch the slope and finish back on the lower layer.· The strike zone shall be determined from the batter's stance as the batter is prepared to swing at a pitched ball.· On the Monday they showed how easy it was for top-class bowlers to pitch the ball up and get wickets.· More often, though, he preferred to pitch the ball up and get his wickets in less intimidating fashion.
· There was a pitched battle here a few hours ago, but soldiers are nowhere in sight now.· I had expected rage, flying pupusas, a pitched battle.· For three weeks he witnessed pitched battles between gendarmes and young demonstrators in the streets of Tizi-Ouzou.· She so much wanted to avoid another pitched battle with her son.· There were once pitched battles and riotous football matches between colliers and tradesmen around the turn of the last century.· The month before, the Metropolitans had fought a pitched battle with their rivals for control of City Hall.· He describes how he killed two young workers taken prisoner in a pitched battle inside a factory workshop.· Our country is engaged in a pitched battle in a fiercely competitive commercial world.
· Then, as abruptly as it had pitched camp, the caravan moved on.· Lugh would make the decisions about where they pitched camp and how much bear meat they brought.· That evening they pitched their camp on a shoulder of dry ground above a valley, thankful for the respite.
· First pitch of the split-squad game with the Giants: a Marvin Benard bunt that Brosius charged hard.· They had great pitching performances all three games.· Left-hander Scott Radinsky, bothered by tendinitis in his left middle finger, will pitch a simulated game against hitters today.· Brown was supposed to pitch Game 4, then Game 5, but was scratched both times because of a stomach virus.· Tom Candiotti and Ramon Martinez will pitch in the B game.· The third-string pitcher, a kid named Ingrid, has pitched a great game.
· Left-hander Joey Eischen and right-hander Mike Harkey each pitched two scoreless innings.· Ismael Valdes pitched four scoreless innings and the Dodgers defeated the Expos 3-1 in a game rained out after five innings.· Maddux pitched eight shutout innings and could have gone nine or 10 more.· In his second exhibition start, Tom Candiotti pitched four scoreless innings.· Right-hander Ismael Valdes started and pitched three innings.· Will Cunnane, a former Marlin, pitched two stout innings, running his scoreless streak to 13 1 / 3 innings.· In the Dodgers' third and final intrasquad game of the season, Valdes started and pitched two innings.· Ace Mark Leiter pitched four innings, giving up a run, walking two and striking out two.
· This course is very widely available and it is pitched at the right level for the medical teacher.· The noise was pitched to a level of pain he absorbed as a personal test.· The projects were pitched at different levels, so that in the strictest sense the students were working in a parallel fashion.· Perhaps the task in hand is too easily achieved or is pitched at an inappropriate level.· Only by doing so can one judge whether the amount of procedural protection is being pitched at the correct level. 1.
· To reinforce the sales pitch, the video van will return to the village next month.· There was nothing spectacular about my sales pitch except the language in which it was couched.· Charles's talk was an artful and seductive sales pitch....
· In which wilderness have they pitched their tents?· If he keeps blossoming at this rate, too, basketball coaches soon will be pitching tents in his yard.· Joel arrived in time to pitch my tent.· That was how Master Yehudi came to pitch his tent in Kansas.· After pitching their tents, the travellers held a rave party that went on for 3 days and nights.· Troops could scarcely find dry ground on which to pitch their tents.· It was late by the time we had finished chatting and they cycled off to find somewhere to pitch their tent.· We trailed off into the canyons, and pitched tents under the conifers.
VERB· Right-hander Ismael Valdes started and pitched three innings.· In the Dodgers' third and final intrasquad game of the season, Valdes started and pitched two innings.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► pitch a tent/pitch campPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► low-pitched roof► queer somebody’s pitch/queer the pitch for somebody
1- She pitched me some line about a bomb scare on the metro.
- The Michigan governor, John Engler, pitched that line for Bush last weekend.
- By the time the star is sighted, octave passages have taken over and the excitement reaches fever pitch.
- Excitement grew to a fever pitch.
- Her legs trembled as his strokes of desire on her thighs crazed her need to fever pitch.
- In 1989, an 11-year-old girl was killed by two Rotties and public terror reached fever pitch.
- Speculation about the deportations have reached fever pitch in Hong Kong.
- The challenges to her credibility are reaching fever pitch and are putting the first lady and her allies on the defensive.
- The crowd was getting to a fever pitch of excitement, Will among them.
- The debate in Birmingham has reached something like fever pitch, now that the city council is faced with two rival development schemes.
- Don't give them a sales pitch because there is nothing more irritating.
- He is running out of possible patrons, sales talk, flirtatiousness, hair, steam.
- None of this is likely to stop a flurry of sales pitches from mutual-fund salespeople.
- Personally I think this is another of his sales pitches.
- The sales pitch can be so slick that many consumers don't even realize they have bought magazines until the bill arrives.
- The sales pitch is a wonderful movie moment.
- The analogy of the sales pitch is revealing, for advertisers do not promote their product merely by providing information about it.
- There was nothing spectacular about my sales pitch except the language in which it was couched.
throw [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to throw something with a lot of force, often aiming carefully: She crumpled up the page and pitched it into the fire.► see thesaurus at throw2ball games a)[intransitive, transitive] to aim and throw a ball in baseballpitch to Stanton pitched to two batters in the ninth inning. b)[intransitive] if a ball pitches in cricket or golf, it hits the ground c)[transitive] to hit the ball in a high curve in golf d)[transitive] to make the ball hit the ground when you are bowling in cricket3fall [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] to fall or be moved suddenly in a particular direction, or to make someone or something do thispitch (somebody/something) forward/backward/over etc She slipped and pitched forward onto the ground.pitch somebody/something into/onto/through etc something Without a seat belt, you can easily be pitched right through the windscreen.4ship/plane [intransitive] if a ship or an aircraft pitches, it moves up and down in an uncontrolled way with the movement of the water or air → roll2(4), → yaw5set a level [transitive] a)to set a speech, examination, explanation etc at a particular level of difficultypitch something at a high level/the right level etc You have to pitch your writing at the right level. Some questions were pitched too high for intermediate students. b) British English to set prices at a particular levelbe pitched at something Room rates are pitched at £69 for a single.GRAMMAR Pitch is often passive in this meaning.6aim product [transitive] to aim a product at a particular type of organization, group of people etc, or to describe it in a particular way, in order to sell itbe pitched at somebody/something The new machine will be pitched at users in the hotel and air reservation business.be pitched as something It is pitched as a cheaper alternative to other workstations.GRAMMAR Pitch is usually passive in this meaning.7business deals [intransitive, transitive] informal to try to persuade someone to do business with you, buy something etcpitch for business/contracts/custom etc Booksellers are keen to pitch for school business.pitch to For many companies, pitching to investors has become almost a full-time job. sales reps pitching new gadgets8voice/music [transitive always + adverb/preposition] if you pitch your voice or another sound at a particular level, the sound is produced at that levelpitch something high/low etc Her voice is pitched a little too high. → high-pitched, low-pitched9pitch a tent/pitch camp to set up a tent or a camp for a short time: Try and pitch your tent on level ground.10slope [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to slope downpitch gently/steeply etc The roof pitches sharply to the rear of the house. → pitched11pitch somebody a line American English informal to tell someone a story or give them an excuse that is difficult to believe: She pitched me some line about a bomb scare on the metro.pitch in phrasal verb informal1to join others and help with an activity: If we all pitch in, we’ll have it finished in no time.pitch in with Everyone pitched in with efforts to entertain the children.2to join others and pay part of the money towards something: They all pitched in and the money was collected within a few days.3 British English to start to eat hungrily: Pitch in – there’s plenty.pitch into somebody/something phrasal verb British English informal1to suddenly start criticizing someone or hitting them: She pitched into me as soon as I started to speak.2to start doing something, especially quickly and eagerly: Rick pitched into decorating the house at once.pitch up phrasal verb British English spoken to arrive somewhere SYN turn up: Wait a bit longer – Bill hasn’t pitched up yet.