pitch

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɪːʧ/

• Rhymes: -ɪtʃ

Etymology 1

From Template:OE. pic, from Template:L. pix.

Noun

1. a sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap

   It is hard to get this pitch off of my hand.

2. 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.

3. Template:baseball the act of pitching a baseball

   The pitch was low and inside.

4. Template:sports the field on which cricket, soccer, rugby or field hockey is played

   The teams met on the pitch.

5. an effort to sell or promote something

   He gave me a sales pitch.

6. 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.

7. the angle at which an object sits

   The pitch of the roof or haystack, the propellor blades' pitch

8. more specifically, the rotation angle about the transverse axis

   The pitch of an aircraft

9. Template:music the perceived frequency of a sound or note

   The pitch of middle "C" is familiar to many musicians.

10. Template: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.

11. Template: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

Translations

dark, extremely viscous material made by distilling tar

• Afrikaans: pik
• Albanian: pisë Template:f
• Croatian: smola f}}
• Dutch pek Template:f
• French: poix Template:f
• German: Pech n

• Hungarian: szurok
• Italian: pece Template:f
• Latin: pix Template:f
• Polish: smoła Template:f
• Romanian: smoală Template:f
• Spanish: pez Template:f

sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees

• Dutch: hars
• Italian: resina Template:f
• Portuguese: seiva Template:f

• Romanian: rasina

the act of pitching a baseball

• German: Wurf
• Italian: servizio

• Portuguese: arremesso
• Romanian: aruncare

the field on which cricket, soccer, rugby or field hockey is played

• Italian: campo
• Portuguese: campo

• Romanian: teren

effort to sell or promote something

• German: Verkaufsgespräch
• Italian: promozione , sostegno

• Romanian: prezentare

distance between evenly spaced objects;

• German: Teilung Template:f

• Romanian: pas

the angle at which an object sits

• German: Neigung Template:f, Steigung Template:f
• Italian: inclinazione Template:f, pendenza Template:f

• Polish: kąt
• Romanian: inclinare

the perceived frequency of a sound or note

• Dutch: toonhoogte f
• German: Tonhöhe Template:f, Tonlage Template:f
• Indonesian: titinada
• Italian: altezza Template:f

• Romanian: ton, inaltime

Adjective

pitch (comparative more pitch, superlative most pitch)

1. completely dark or black; like tar

   The room was pitch black.

Translations

• Adjective:

• Dutch: pik donker
• German: pechschwarz, stockdunkel
• Italian: come la pece Template:f

• Portuguese: como breu

Etymology 2

From Template:OE. piccan, piccian.

Transitive verb

pitch (third-person singular simple present pitches, present participle pitching, simple past and past participle pitched)

1. to throw

   He pitched the horseshoe.

2. Template:baseball to throw (the ball) toward home plate

   The hurler pitched a curveball.

3. to throw away; discard

   He pitched the candy wrapper.

4. to promote, advertise, or attempt to sell

   He pitched the idea for months with no takers.

5. to assemble or erect (a tent)

   Pitch the tent over there.

6. (of ships and aircraft) to move so that the front of the craft goes alternatively up and down

   The typhoon pitched the deck of the ship.

7. Template:golf 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.

Translations

to throw

• French: lancer;
• German: werfen
• Italian: gettare

• Portuguese: arremessar
• Romanian:a lansa, a arunca

to throw the ball toward home plate

• Dutch: gooien or werpen
• French: lancer;
• German: werfen
• Italian: lanciare

• Portuguese: arremessar
• Romanian: a arunca

to throw away; discard

• French: jeter;
• German: wegwerfen
• Italian: buttare

• Portuguese: jogar fora; descartar
• Romanian: a arunca

to promote, advertise, or attempt to sell

• French: promouvoir;
• Italian: promuovere, sostenere

• Portuguese: vender;
• Romanian: a promova, a prezenta

to assemble or erect (a tent)

• French: monter;
• German: aufschlagen
• Italian: piantare, rizzare

• Portuguese: armar
• Romanian: a monta, a ridica

Intransitive verb

pitch (third-person singular simple present pitches, present participle pitching, simple past and past participle pitched)

1. Template:baseball to throw the ball toward home plate

   He pitched high and inside.

2. Template:baseball to play baseball in the position of pitcher

   Bob pitches today.

3. (of ships and aircraft) to move so that the front of the craft goes alternatively up and down

   The airplane pitched.

4. Template:cricket to bounce on the playing surface

   The ball pitched well short of the batsman.

5. (deprecated template usage) (of snow) to settle and build up, without melting

Translations

to throw the ball toward home plate

• German: werfen
• Italian: servire

• Portuguese: arremessar
• Romanian: a arunca

to play baseball in the position of pitcher

• German: stampfen
• Italian: servire

to move so that the front of the craft goes alternatively up and down

• German: stampfen (of ships); neigen (2) (of aircraft)
• Italian: beccheggiare

• Romanian:a oscila longitudinal, a tanga

Template:cricket to bounce on the playing surface

• Romanian: a sari

of snow, to settle and build up, without melting

• Italian: crescere, accumularsi

• Portuguese: acumular (neve não-derretida)

Related terms

• absolute pitch
• perfect pitch
• pitch a fit
• pitch class
• pitchfork
• pitch in
• pitch-pipe
• point
• relative pitch
• sales pitch