Word: pitch

Category: pitch

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Synonyms: pitch

eyeglass

Translations: pitch

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spanish
Translations:
pez, brea
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german
Translations:
pech, tonlage, spielfeld, harz, neigung, feld, abstand, tonhöhe, platz, teer
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french
Translations:
poix, détruire, tangage, fracasser, hauteur, projeter, brai, briser, monter, lancer, ...
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italian
Translations:
scagliare, pece, gettare, catrame, inclinazione, bitume
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portuguese
Translations:
alcatrão
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dutch
Translations:
helling, teer
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russian
Translations:
бросать, бросок, предрасположение, хватиться, падать, уровень, деготь, модуль, кидать, скат, ...
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norwegian
Translations:
tjære, bek
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swedish
Translations:
tjära
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finnish
Translations:
kaupitella, äänenkorkeus, terva, kaupustella, piki
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danish
Translations:
beg, tjære
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czech
Translations:
smůla, výška, postavit, dehet, asfalt, dopadnout, pustit, hodit, házet, rozbít, ...
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polish
Translations:
spadek, tonacja, śmigła, cisnąć, spaść, zazębiać, pak, podziałka, stroić, rzucić, ...
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hungarian
Translations:
csúcs, hajítás, hangmagasság, halandzsa, bukdácsolás, hányódás, szöveg, osztóköz, stand, fogosztás
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turkish
Translations:
eğim
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greek
Translations:
κλυδωνίζομαι
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ukrainian
Translations:
класти, пастка, складувати, горобина, заглиблення
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bulgarian
Translations:
катран, смола
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belarusian
Translations:
падымаццa
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estonian
Translations:
helikõrgus, vint, püstitama
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croatian
Translations:
vrh, period, snaga, razmak, vrhunac
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lithuanian
Translations:
derva, degutas
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latvian
Translations:
darva
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macedonian
Translations:
катранот
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romanian
Translations:
smoală
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slovak
Translations:
výška

The meaning and "use of": pitch

noun
  • the quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone. - a car engine seems to change pitch downward as the vehicle passes you
  • the steepness of a slope, especially of a roof. - Keeping a steep roof pitch and adding dormers to the new second story are good options.
  • the level of intensity of something. - he brought the machine to a high pitch of development
  • a legal delivery of the ball by the pitcher. - Sometimes five wild pitches in one inning aren't enough to keep a team from a win.
  • a playing field. - Having two teams play home games on the same pitch over an English winter would have done more damage to the surface than would a farmer with a plough.
  • a form of words used when trying to persuade someone to buy or accept something. - a good sales pitch
  • a swaying or oscillation of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle around a horizontal axis perpendicular to the direction of motion. - They have long been known for their function as flight stabilizers, like gyroscopes on airplanes that prevent excessive roll, pitch or yaw.
  • the distance between successive corresponding points or lines, e.g., between the teeth of a cogwheel. - One of the belt's major design improvements is the pitch , or the distance between belt teeth.
  • a sticky resinous black or dark brown substance that is semiliquid when hot, hard when cold. It is obtained by distilling tar or petroleum and is used for waterproofing. - There was a small boat, an improvised currach-type constructed from hessian stretched over a wooden frame and doused with pitch to make it waterproof.
verb
  • throw (the ball) for the batter to try to hit. - He threw the ball back to her and she gave the batter a whole two seconds before pitching the same ball.
  • throw or fling roughly or casually. - he crumpled the page up and pitched it into the fireplace
  • set (one's voice or a piece of music) at a particular pitch. - you've pitched the melody very high
  • make a bid to obtain a contract or other business. - they were pitching for an account
  • set up and fix in a definite position. - we pitched camp for the night
  • (of a moving ship, aircraft, or vehicle) rock or oscillate around a lateral axis, so that the front and back move up and down. - the little steamer pressed on, pitching gently
  • cause (a roof) to slope downward from the ridge. - the roof was pitched at an angle of 75 degrees
  • cover, coat, or smear with pitch. - He would pitch the seams so that they wouldn't leak.

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