pitch
verb/pɪtʃ/
/pɪtʃ/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they pitch | /pɪtʃ/ /pɪtʃ/ |
| he / she / it pitches | /ˈpɪtʃɪz/ /ˈpɪtʃɪz/ |
| past simple pitched | /pɪtʃt/ /pɪtʃt/ |
| past participle pitched | /pɪtʃt/ /pɪtʃt/ |
| -ing form pitching | /ˈpɪtʃɪŋ/ /ˈpɪtʃɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] pitch somebody/something + adv./prep. to throw somebody/something with force
- The explosion pitched her violently into the air.
- (figurative) The new government has already been pitched into a crisis.
Extra Examples- If they hit any unseen obstacle they would be pitched headlong into the snow.
- There was a loud bang and he was pitched from his seat.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- violently
- forward
- headlong
- …
- from
- into
- out of
- …
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- [intransitive, transitive] pitch (something) (in baseball) to throw the ball to the person who is batting
- He pitched against UCLA last week.
- My dream was to pitch for the Yankees.
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2- The pitcher pitched the ball right down the middle of the plate.
- Perez has pitched effectively this spring.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- effectively
- well
- poorly
- …
- for
- [intransitive, transitive] pitch (something) + adv./prep. (of the ball in the games of golf or cricket) to hit the ground; to make the ball hit the ground
- The ball pitched a yard short of the hole.
- [transitive, intransitive] pitch (something) (in golf) to hit the ball in a high curveTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. to fall heavily in a particular direction
- With a cry she pitched forward.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- violently
- forward
- headlong
- …
- from
- into
- out of
- …
- [intransitive] to move up and down on the water or in the air
- The sea was rough and the ship pitched and rolled all night.
- The boat pitched violently in a heavy swell.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- violently
- forward
- headlong
- …
- from
- into
- out of
- …
- [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.
Extra Examples- The test is pitched at a high GCSE standard.
- The price has been pitched quite high.
- Estimates have been deliberately pitched on the conservative side.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- deliberately
- at
- pitch something high
- pitch something low
- [transitive] to aim or direct a product or service at a particular group of people
- pitch something (at somebody) The new software is being pitched at banks.
- The product is pitched primarily at telecommunications companies.
- pitch something (as something) Orange juice is to be pitched as an athlete's drink.
- [transitive, intransitive] to try to persuade somebody to buy something, to give you something or to make a business deal with you
- pitch something Representatives went to Japan to pitch the company's newest products.
- pitch (for something) We were pitching against a much larger company for the contract.
- [transitive] pitch something + adj. to produce a sound or piece of music at a particular level
- You pitched that note a little flat.
- The song was pitched too low for my voice.
- Her voice was pitched low.
- [transitive] pitch something to set up a tent or a camp for a short time
- We could pitch our tent in that field.
- They pitched camp for the night near the river.
throw
in sports
fall
of ship/aircraft
set level
try to sell
sound/music
tent
Word Originverb Middle English (as a verb in the senses ‘thrust (something pointed) into the ground’ and ‘fall headlong’): perhaps related to Old English picung ‘stigmata’, of unknown ultimate origin. The sense development is obscure.
Idioms
See pitch in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarypitch a story/line/yarn (to somebody)
- (informal) to tell somebody a story or make an excuse that is not true
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