Pitch (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Lead (a card) and establish the trump suit.

Classification

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.

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Meaning ²

Throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Flip
• Sky
• Toss

Hypernyms

• Fling

Hyponyms

• Throw Back
• Submarine
• Lag
• Toss Back

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• Pitch (noun)

Meaning ³

Erect and fasten; "pitch a tent".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Set Up

Hypernyms

• Erect

Hyponyms

• Camp Down

Meaning ⁴

Sell or offer for sale from place to place.

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Synonyms

• Peddle
• Vend
• Monger
• Hawk
• Huckster

Hypernyms

• Sell
• Deal
• Trade

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• Pitch (noun)

Meaning ⁵

Be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Synonyms

• Incline
• Slope

Hypernyms

• Lean
• Tilt
• Slant
• Angle

Hyponyms

• Fall
• Stoop
• Climb
• Ascend
• Dip

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• Pitch (noun)

Meaning ⁶

Throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball; "The pitcher delivered the ball".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Deliver

Hypernyms

• Throw

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Meaning ⁷

Fall or plunge forward; "She pitched over the railing of the balcony".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Hypernyms

• Fall
• Go Down
• Come Down

Meaning ⁸

Heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Synonyms

• Cant Over
• Tilt
• Slant
• Cant

Hypernyms

• Move

Hyponyms

• Cock

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• Pitch (noun)

Meaning ⁹

Hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin.

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

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• Pitch (noun)

Meaning ¹⁰

Move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Examples

• The aircraft suddenly pitch down during turbulence, alarming the passengers.
• As she lost her footing, her body pitch backward and she almost fell.
• The ship pitch violently to one side as the massive wave crashed against it.
• The sports car pitch forward when the driver slammed on the brakes.
• When the brakes failed, the skier's body pitch out of control down the icy slope.

Synonyms

• Shift
• Lurch

Hypernyms

• Move

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Meaning ¹¹

Set to a certain pitch; "He pitched his voice very low".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

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• Pitch (noun)

Meaning ¹²

Set the level or character of; "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Gear

Hypernyms

• Adapt

Hyponyms

• Popularize