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/pɪtʃ//pɪtʃ/Definitions
A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.
Example: It is hard to get this pitch off my hand.
A dark, extremely viscous material remaining in still after distilling crude oil and tar.
Example: It was pitch black because there was no moon.
Pitchstone.
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To cover or smear with pitch.
To darken; to blacken; to obscure.
/pɪtʃ//pɪtʃ/Definitions
A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand.
Example: a good pitch in quoits
The act of pitching a baseball.
Example: The pitch was low and inside.
The field on which cricket, soccer, rugby or field hockey is played. (In cricket, the pitch is in the centre of the field; see cricket pitch.) Not used in America, where "field" is the preferred word.
Example: The teams met on the pitch.
An effort to sell or promote something.
Example: He gave me a sales pitch.
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To throw.
Example: He pitched the horseshoe.
To throw (the ball) toward a batter at home plate.
To play baseball in the position of pitcher.
Example: Bob pitches today.
To throw away; discard.
Example: He pitched the candy wrapper.
/pɪtʃ//pɪtʃ/Definitions
The perceived frequency of a sound or note.
Example: The pitch of middle "C" is familiar to many musicians.
In an a cappella group, the singer responsible for singing a note for the other members to tune themselves by.
Example: Bob, our pitch, let out a clear middle "C" and our conductor gave the signal to start.
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To produce a note of a given pitch.
To fix or set the tone of.