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Pitch

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Meaning

Noun

●
A
,
by
; sap.
●
A
,
in still after
and tar.
●
In Geology:
Pitchstone.
●
A
; a
; a
,
something from the hand.
●
In Baseball:
The
of
a baseball.
●
In Australian English, British English, New Zealand English & Sports:
The
on which
,
,
,
or
is
. (In
, the
is in the
of the
; see
.) (Not often used in the US or Canada, where "field" is the
word.)
●
The
of battle.
●
An
to
or
something.
●
The
between
, e.g. the
of a saw or
, the
of a
, the
of
, or
in a
font.
●
The
at which an
sits.
●
In Aviation & Nautical:
  • The
    about the
    axis.
  • The
    to which a
    , especially a
    or
    ,
    on such an
    ,
    its
    or
    up or down. Compare with
    ,
    , and heave.
    • ●
    In Aviation:
  • The
    about the
    axis.
  • A
    of the
    of a propeller.
    • ●
    An area in a market (or
    )
    to a particular trader.
    ●
    The place where a
    , a
    , or an
    etc. is
    before the public.
    ●
    An area on a
    for
    by a
    ,
    or similar.
    ●
    A level or
    , or (
    ), a
    or
    .
    ●
    A point or
    ; the
    of
    or depression.
    ●
    The most thrust-out point of a
    or cape.
    ●
    Collectively, the
    of some part of the body, especially the
    or hips.
    ●
    The
    a
    , especially a
    to
    down on its
    .
    ●
    In British English & Regional English:
    A person's or animal's height.
    ●
    Prominence; importance.
    ●
    In Climbing:
    A
    of a
    or
    ;
    , the
    between
    or stances.
    ●
    In Caving:
    A
    , only
    by using
    or ladders.
    ●
    In Cricket:
    That point of the
    on which the
    or
    when bowled.
    ●
    A
    ; a
    ; a
    down.
    ●
    The point where a
    ; hence, the
    itself; a
    ; the
    or rate of
    or
    ; slant.
    ●
    In Mining:
    The
    of
    to a
    who
    a
    of the
    out.
    ●
    In Music & Phonetics:
    The
    of a
    or note.
    ●
    In Music:
    The
    to which a group of
    are
    or in which a
    is
    , usually by
    to the
    to which the
    A above
    C is
    .
    ●
    In Music:
    In an a
    group, the
    for
    a
    for the other members to
    themselves by.

    Verb

    ●
    To
    or
    with pitch.
    ●
    To
    ; to
    ; to obscure.
    ●
    To throw.
    ●
    In Baseball:
    To
    (the
    ) toward a
    plate.
    ●
    In Baseball:
    To
    in the
    of pitcher.
    ●
    To
    ; discard.
    ●
    To
    ,
    , or
    to sell.
    ●
    To
    in a certain
    or
    , or with a certain
    in mind.
    ●
    To
    or
    (a tent).
    ●
    To
    or place a
    or
    ; to encamp.
    ●
    In Aviation & Nautical:
    To
    so that the front of an
    or
    down.
    ●
    In Golf:
    To
    a
    , high,
    that
    with backspin.
    ●
    In Cricket:
    To
    on the
    surface.
    ●
    In Bristolian English:
    To
    and
    , without melting.
    ●
    To
    ; to
    ; to
    from flight.
    ●
    To
    choice.
    ●
    To
    or
    ; especially, to
    forward; to
    or slope.
    ●
    To set,
    , or
    with
    or
    stones.
    ●
    To set or fix.
    ●
    In Card games:
    To
    for some gain.
    ●
    To
    , or
    or
    for
    .
    ●
    To
    a
    of a given pitch.
    ●
    To
    or
    of.
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    pitch
    English
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    Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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    Latin
    pitch
    Middle English (1100-1500)
    Sourced from
    Etym

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