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- DictionaryPitch/piCH/
noun
- 1. 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"
- 2. the steepness of a slope, especially of a roof.
verb
- 1. throw (the ball) for the batter to try to hit.
- 2. throw or fling roughly or casually: "he crumpled the page up and pitched it into the fireplace"
Definitions of pitch. noun. the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration. see more. verb. set to a certain pitch. “He pitched his voice very low” see more. verb. set the level or character of. “She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience” synonyms: gear. see more. noun.
pitch (sb/sth) forward/into, etc. to suddenly move in a particular direction, or to make someone or something suddenly move in a particular direction: He braked too hard and the car pitched forward. She pitched the stone into the river. pitch a tent. to choose a place for a tent and put it there.
3 days ago · 44 meanings: 1. to hurl or throw (something); cast; fling 2. to set up (a camp, tent, etc) 3. to place or thrust (a stake,.... Click for more definitions.
to attempt to sell or win approval for; promote; advertise: to pitch breakfast foods at a sales convention.
[transitive] to set something at a particular level. pitch something (+ adv./prep./adj.) They have pitched their prices too high. pitch something (at something) The test was pitched at too low a level for the students.
[countable, usually singular] talk or arguments used by a person trying to sell something or persuade people to do something. an aggressive sales pitch. the candidate’s campaign pitch. Each company was given ten minutes to make its pitch. see also elevator pitch.
to make a determined effort to get something or to persuade someone of something He made a pitch to black voters in Alabama. Definition of pitch noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
