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31pitch — pitch1 W3 [pıtʃ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(sports field)¦ 2¦(strong feelings/activity)¦ 3¦(music)¦ 4¦(persuading)¦ 5¦(baseball)¦ 6¦(black substance)¦ 7¦(ship/aircraft)¦ 8¦(slope)¦ 9¦(street/market)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 …
32pitch — 1 noun 1 SPORTS FIELD (C) BrE a specially marked out area of ground on which a sport is played; field 1 (4) AmE: The crowd invaded the pitch at the end of the match. | a cricket pitch 2 STRONG FEELINGS (singular, uncountable) the strength of your …
33pitch-dark — adjective Absolutely dark or black; as dark as pitch. The assassin crept into the royal bedchamber only after it was pitch dark. Syn: coal black, dark as night, jet black, pitch black …
34pitch — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. (also absol.) erect and fix (a tent, camp, etc.). 2 tr. a throw; fling. b (in games) throw (a flat object) towards a mark. 3 tr. fix or plant (a thing) in a definite position. 4 tr. express in a particular style or at a… …
35pitch-dark — also pitch dark ADJ Pitch dark means the same as pitch black. It was pitch dark in the room and I couldn t see a thing. Syn: pitch black …
36black — black1 W1S1 [blæk] adj comparative blacker superlative blackest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(colour)¦ 2¦(no light)¦ 3¦(people)¦ 4¦(drink)¦ 5¦(dirty)¦ 6¦(without hope)¦ 7¦(humour)¦ 8¦(angry)¦ …
37dark — 1. adjective 1) a dark night Syn: black, pitch black, jet black, inky; unlit, unilluminated; starless, moonless; dingy, gloomy, dusky, shadowy, shady; literary Stygian Ant: bright …
38dark — 1 adjective 1 PLACE a dark place is one where there is little or no light: The church was dark and quiet. | I waited for them in a dark alley. | go dark (=become dark): Suddenly, the room went dark and somebody screamed. opposite light 3 (3) 2… …
39pitch-dark — /ˈpɪtʃ dak/ (say pich dahk) adjective black or dark as pitch. Also, pitch black …
40pitch — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 (BrE) sports field ⇨ See also ↑field ADJECTIVE ▪ all weather, grass, synthetic ▪ waterlogged ▪ cricket, football …
