pitch
1. the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration (Freq. 5)
• Hypernyms:
sound property
• Hyponyms:
concert pitch, philharmonic pitch, international pitch, high pitch, high frequency,
soprano, treble, tenor, key, low pitch, low frequency,
alto, bass, tone, tune
• Attrubites:
high, high-pitched, low, low-pitched
2. (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter (Freq. 3)
• Syn:
delivery
• Topics:
baseball, baseball game
• Hypernyms:
throw
• Hyponyms:
balk, ball, beanball, beaner, change-up,
change-of-pace, change-of-pace ball, off-speed pitch, curve, curve ball, breaking ball,
bender, duster, fastball, heater, smoke, hummer,
bullet, knuckleball, knuckler, overhand pitch, passed ball, screwball,
screwball, spitball, spitter, strike, submarine ball,
submarine pitch, wild pitch
3. a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk) (Freq. 1)
- he was employed to see that his paper's news pitches were not trespassed upon by rival vendors
• Regions:
United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain
• Hypernyms:
position, place
4. promotion by means of an argument and demonstration (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
sales talk, sales pitch
• Hypernyms:
promotion, publicity, promotional material, packaging
5. degree of deviation from a horizontal plane (Freq. 1)
- the roof had a steep pitch
• Syn:
rake, slant
• Derivationally related forms:
slant (for: slant)
• Hypernyms:
gradient, slope
• Hyponyms:
loft
6. any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
• Syn:
tar
• Derivationally related forms:
tar (for: tar), pitchy
• Hypernyms:
bitumen
• Hyponyms:
coal tar
7. a high approach shot in golf
• Syn:
pitch shot
• Hypernyms:
approach, approach shot
8. an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump
• Syn:
auction pitch
• Hypernyms:
all fours, high-low-jack
9. abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
- the pitching and tossing was quite exciting
• Syn:
lurch, pitching
• Derivationally related forms:
pitch (for: pitching), lurch (for: lurch)
• Topics:
ship
• Hypernyms:
motion, movement, move, motility
• Hyponyms:
rock, careen, sway, tilt
10. the action or manner of throwing something
- his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor
• Hypernyms:
throw
1. throw or toss with a light motion (Freq. 6)
- flip me the beachball
- toss me newspaper
• Syn:
flip, toss, sky
• Derivationally related forms:
toss (for: toss), tosser (for: toss), flip (for: flip)
• Hypernyms:
fling
• Hyponyms:
submarine, lag, throw back, toss back
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
- The children pitch the ball
2. move abruptly (Freq. 5)
- The ship suddenly lurched to the left
• Syn:
lurch, shift
• Derivationally related forms:
shift (for: shift), pitching, lurch (for: lurch)
• Hypernyms:
move
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
3. fall or plunge forward (Freq. 2)
- She pitched over the railing of the balcony
• Hypernyms:
descend, fall, go down, come down
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- The airplane is sure to pitch
4. set to a certain pitch (Freq. 1)
- He pitched his voice very low
• Hypernyms:
set
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. heel over
- The tower is tilting
- The ceiling is slanting
• Syn:
cant, cant over, tilt, slant
• Derivationally related forms:
slant (for: slant), tilt (for: tilt), tilter (for: tilt), cant (for: cant)
• Hypernyms:
move
• Hyponyms:
cock
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s something
6. erect and fasten
- pitch a tent
• Syn:
set up
• Hypernyms:
rear, erect
• Hyponyms:
camp, camp down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
7. set the level or character of
- She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience
• Syn:
gear
• Hypernyms:
adapt, accommodate
• Hyponyms:
popularize, popularise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
8. sell or offer for sale from place to place
• Syn:
peddle, monger, huckster, hawk, vend
• Derivationally related forms:
vendible (for: vend), vendable (for: vend), vendition (for: vend), vender (for: vend), vendor (for: vend), vending (for: vend), hawker (for: hawk), hawking (for: hawk), huckster (for: huckster), monger (for: monger), peddler (for: peddle), peddling (for: peddle)
• Hypernyms:
deal, sell, trade
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
9. be at an angle
- The terrain sloped down
• Syn:
slope, incline
• Derivationally related forms:
incline (for: incline), inclination (for: incline), slope (for: slope)
• Hypernyms:
lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle
• Hyponyms:
ascend, stoop, fall, climb, dip
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
10. throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball
- The pitcher delivered the ball
• Syn:
deliver
• Derivationally related forms:
pitcher
• Hypernyms:
throw
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
11. hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin
• Hypernyms:
hit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
12. lead (a card) and establish the trump suit
• Topics:
card game, cards
• Hypernyms:
play
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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