pitch (noun)
1pitch — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 (BrE) sports field ⇨ See also ↑field ADJECTIVE ▪ all weather, grass, synthetic ▪ waterlogged ▪ cricket, football …
2pitch shot — noun a high approach shot in golf • Syn: ↑pitch • Derivationally related forms: ↑pitch (for: ↑pitch) • Hypernyms: ↑approach, ↑approach shot …
3pitch — Ⅰ. pitch [1] ► NOUN 1) the degree of highness or lowness in a sound or tone, as governed by the rate of vibrations producing it. 2) the steepness of a roof. 3) a particular level of intensity. 4) Brit. an area of ground marked out or used for… …
4pitch pipe — noun a small pipe sounding a tone of standard frequency; used to establish the starting pitch for unaccompanied singing • Hypernyms: ↑pipe * * * noun Etymology: pitch (IV) : a small reed pipe or flue pipe that is blown with the breath to produce… …
5pitch invasion — UK US noun [countable] [singular pitch invasion plural pitch invasions] an occasion when a crowd of people who are watching a match run onto the pitch Thesaurus: audiences …
6pitch accent — noun emphasis that results from pitch rather than loudness • Syn: ↑tonic accent • Hypernyms: ↑stress, ↑emphasis, ↑accent * * * noun Etymology: pitch (IV …
7pitch and putt — noun (a game played on) a golf course with short holes, needing only a pitch from tee to green • • • Main Entry: ↑pitch * * * n. a form of golf played on a miniature course in which the green can be reached in one stroke from the tee * * * ˌpitch …
8pitch´er|like´ — pitch|er1 «PIHCH uhr», noun. 1. a container with a lip on one side and a handle on the other. Pitchers are used for holding and pouring out water, milk, and other liquids. »The water in the pitcher was frozen. SYNONYM(S): ewer, jug. 2. the amount …
9pitch|er — pitch|er1 «PIHCH uhr», noun. 1. a container with a lip on one side and a handle on the other. Pitchers are used for holding and pouring out water, milk, and other liquids. »The water in the pitcher was frozen. SYNONYM(S): ewer, jug. 2. the amount …
10pitch line — noun Etymology: pitch (IV) 1. : the line on which the pitch of gear teeth or sprocket teeth is measured and which consists of an ideal line in a toothed gear or rack which bears such a relation to a corresponding line in another gear with which… …
