to pitch up and down

  • 11Pitch pipe — Pitch Pitch, n. 1. A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand; as, a good pitch in quoits. [1913 Webster] {Pitch and toss}, a game played by tossing up a coin, and calling Heads or tails; hence: {To play pitch and toss with… …

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  • 12Pitch point — Pitch Pitch, n. 1. A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand; as, a good pitch in quoits. [1913 Webster] {Pitch and toss}, a game played by tossing up a coin, and calling Heads or tails; hence: {To play pitch and toss with… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 13Pitch — may refer to:In music: * Pitch (music), the property of a sound or musical tone measured by its perceived frequency ** Range (music), the distance from the lowest to the highest pitch a musical instrument can play ** Vocal range, the distance… …

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  • 14pitch — 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… …

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  • 15pitch — pitch1 [ pıtʃ ] noun ** ▸ 1 how high/low sound is ▸ 2 strength of emotion etc. ▸ 3 something you say to persuade ▸ 4 a throw of the ball ▸ 5 black sticky substance ▸ 6 slope of roof etc. ▸ 7 ship/aircraft movement ▸ 8 in climbing ▸ 9 high hit in… …

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  • 16pitch — I UK [pɪtʃ] / US noun Word forms pitch : singular pitch plural pitches ** 1) a) [countable] British a flat area of ground for playing particular sports on. The American word is field a football/cricket/rugby pitch a synthetic/artificial/all… …

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  • 17pitch — 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 …

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  • 18pitch — [[t]pɪ̱tʃ[/t]] ♦♦♦ pitches, pitching, pitched 1) N COUNT: oft n N A pitch is an area of ground that is marked out and used for playing a game such as soccer, cricket, or hockey. [mainly BRIT] There was a swimming pool, cricket pitches, playing… …

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  • 19Pitch angle — The pitch angle of a charged particle is the angle between the particle s velocity vector and the local magnetic field. This is a common measurement and topic when studying the magnetosphere.Usage: Particle motionIt is customary to discuss the… …

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  • 20pitch — 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 …

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