Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: pitch
IPA transcription: [p'ɪtʃ]
Pronunciations of pitch
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: pitch
    Meaning: the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
  • Synonyms: pitch, delivery
    Meaning: (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
  • Synonyms: pitch
    Meaning: a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk); "he was employed to see that his paper's news pitches were not trespassed upon by rival vendors"
  • Synonyms: sales_talk, sales_pitch, pitch
    Meaning: promotion by means of an argument and demonstration
  • Synonyms: pitch, rake, slant
    Meaning: degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch"
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: flip, toss, sky, pitch
    Meaning: throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"
  • Synonyms: lurch, pitch, shift
    Meaning: move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"
  • Synonyms: pitch
    Meaning: fall or plunge forward; "She pitched over the railing of the balcony"
  • Synonyms: pitch
    Meaning: set to a certain pitch; "He pitched his voice very low"
Usage examples
  • Pitch.
  • Who said Hooky couldn't pitch?
  • "Did you think it was a pitch?
  • People can't live at that concert pitch all the time.
  • The night was pitch black and it was raining torrents.
  • You could almost see the pitch softening in the seams.
  • Good gracious! it will be pitch dark before I get there.
  • This is asphalt, or mineral pitch as it is sometimes called.
  • A wide range will give you facility in making numerous changes of pitch.
  • There's more pitch in him than you can find in a big chew of spruce gum."
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Helium, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Intonation (linguistics), License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Howard Hughes, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Elfin woods warbler, License CC BY-SA 4.0