"pitch" meaning in All languages combined

See pitch on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /pɪtʃ/ Audio: en-us-pitch.ogg [US], en-au-pitch.ogg [Australia] Forms: pitch [singular], pitches [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|2=pitches}} [POS TABLE]
  1. In baseball, a pitch is when the pitcher throws the ball to the batter, who tries to hit it.
    Sense id: simple-pitch-en-noun-ff4JZAz~ Categories (other): Sports
  2. In football (soccer), a pitch is the place where the game is played.
    Sense id: simple-pitch-en-noun-alc0neM~ Categories (other): Sports
  3. A pitch is a level of excitement, anger, etc.
    Sense id: simple-pitch-en-noun-g4jihPs9
  4. A pitch is a sound at a particular frequency, how high or low a note is.
    Sense id: simple-pitch-en-noun-FOfj4OJ0 Categories (other): Music
  5. Somebody's pitch is how well they can produce or recognize a specific note.
    Sense id: simple-pitch-en-noun-yqBv09ZI Categories (other): Music
  6. A pitch is an explanation to encourage somebody to do something, often to convince them to buy something.
    Sense id: simple-pitch-en-noun-zLZCeAdO
  7. Pitch is a sticky, black substance used to seal things like roofs.
    Sense id: simple-pitch-en-noun-ppV6-kqu
  8. A pitch is the angle, up or down of a surface or vehicle.
    Sense id: simple-pitch-en-noun-Ggsgif7K

Verb [English]

IPA: /pɪtʃ/ Audio: en-us-pitch.ogg [US], en-au-pitch.ogg [Australia] Forms: pitch [canonical], pitches [third-person, singular], pitched [past], pitched [past, participle], pitching [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|pitch|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you pitch something, you throw it.
    Sense id: simple-pitch-en-verb-tevdxAji
  2. If you pitch something, you promote or attempt to sell something.
    Sense id: simple-pitch-en-verb-53Ne-sAF
  3. If you pitch a tent, you assemble it.
    Sense id: simple-pitch-en-verb-KeRAkRf0
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          "text": "Matsuzaka collected 10 strikeouts while throwing 108 pitches during a 4-1 win over Kansas City."
        },
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          "text": "The batter was going to swing at the pitch but it was too high."
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          "text": "Gonzalez reached first in the fifth after being hit by a pitch."
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        {
          "text": "She kicked the ball halfway down the pitch."
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        {
          "text": "The anger over the changes has pushed this feeling to a fever pitch."
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          "text": "We need to listen for small changes of pitch and rhythm that lie beyond the limits of Western music."
        },
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          "text": "You can hear their worry in the pitch of their voices."
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        {
          "text": "He was no good at all at fast-talking sales pitches over the telephone."
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    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The night was pitch black."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Pitch is a sticky, black substance used to seal things like roofs."
      ],
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      ]
    },
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          "text": "The decided to pitch the tent over there."
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