Pitch

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  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To throw, usually with careful aim. synonym: throw.
  • intransitive verb. To discard by throwing.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To throw (the ball) from the mound to the batter.
  • intransitive verb. To play (a game or part of a game) as pitcher.
  • intransitive verb. To assign as pitcher.
  • intransitive verb. To erect or establish; set up.
  • intransitive verb. To set firmly; implant; embed.
  • intransitive verb. To set at a specified downward slant.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To set at a particular level, degree, or quality.
  • intransitive verb. To set the pitch or key of.
  • intransitive verb. To adapt so as to be applicable; direct.
  • intransitive verb. To attempt to promote or sell, often in a high-pressure manner.
  • intransitive verb. To hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with backspin so that it does not roll very far after striking the ground.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To lead (a card), thus establishing the trump suit.
  • intransitive verb. To discard (a card other than a trump and different in suit from the card led).
  • intransitive verb. To throw or toss something, such as a ball, horseshoe, or bale.
  • intransitive verb. To play in the position of pitcher.
  • intransitive verb. To plunge headlong.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To stumble around; lurch.
  • intransitive verb. To buck, as a horse.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To dip bow and stern alternately.
  • intransitive verb. To oscillate about a lateral axis so that the nose lifts or descends in relation to the tail. Used of an aircraft.
  • intransitive verb. To oscillate about a lateral axis that is both perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and horizontal to the earth. Used of a missile or spacecraft.
  • intransitive verb. To slope downward.
  • intransitive verb. To set up living quarters; encamp; settle.
  • intransitive verb. To hit a golf ball in a high arc with backspin so that it does not roll very far after striking the ground.
  • noun. The act or an instance of pitching.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A throw of the ball by the pitcher to the batter.
  • noun. A ball so thrown.
  • noun. A playing field.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The alternate dip and rise of the bow and stern of a ship.
  • noun. The alternate lift and descent of the nose and tail of an airplane.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A steep downward slope.
  • noun. The degree of such a slope.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The angle of a roof.
  • noun. The highest point of a structure.
  • noun. A level or degree, as of intensity.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The distinctive quality of a sound, dependent primarily on the frequency of the sound waves produced by its source.
  • noun. The relative position of a tone within a range of musical sounds, as determined by this quality.
  • Word Usage
    "-- To illustrate: If a gear has 40 teeth, and the pitch diameter of the wheel is 4 inches, there are 10 teeth to each inch of the pitch diameter, and the gear is then 10 _diametral pitch_."
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    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Fitch  Ich  Mich  Mitch  Rich  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    accent  burst  degree  display  gesture  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    AF  French pitch  abuse  acme  address  
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