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- pronunciation:
- pIch
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
pitches, pitching, pitched |
| definition 1: |
When you pitch something, you throw it.
Nick took off his cap and pitched it onto his desk.Sophia made a ball out of the wet snow and pitched it at her brother.- synonyms:
- cast, throw
- similar words:
- toss
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| definition 2: |
When you pitch a tent, you put the tent up.
When we got to the campground, the first thing we did was pitch our tent.- synonyms:
- elect, establish, place, set
- similar words:
- fix, plant, put
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| definition 3: |
When you pitch the ball in a game of baseball or softball, you throw it toward the person who will try to hit it.
Jack pitched the ball slowly to Allison because he thought she couldn't hit it.Our gym teacher taught us the different ways to pitch a softball.
- synonyms:
- throw
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| definition 4: |
When someone pitches for a baseball or softball team, they serve as the person who throws the ball toward the person who will try to hit it.
Colby pitches for our town's baseball team.- similar words:
- play, throw
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| definition 5: |
When a boat pitches, it rocks strongly or suddenly from one side to the other.
The ship pitched hard in the storm.- synonyms:
- rock, toss
- similar words:
- plunge, rock
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| related words: |
lean, sink, slant, slope, throw, tilt, trip |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A pitch is the throw of a baseball or softball by the pitcher toward the batter, who tries to hit it.
Maya threw three perfect pitches and put the batter out.- similar words:
- throw, toss
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| definition 2: |
The pitch of something is its highest point.
When the excitement of the audience had reached its pitch, the band began to play.- synonyms:
- degree, peak
- similar words:
- height, level, pace
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| definition 3: |
The pitch of a sound is how high or low it is. Small animals, like birds, squirrels, and mice, make sounds at a high pitch, and large animals, like bears and lions, makes sounds at a low pitch. Musical notes have pitch too. The pitch of a note is its level of being high or low.
The high pitch of the smoke alarm hurt my ears.A tuba can play notes of a lower pitch than a trumpet.The pitch of my little brother's voice is higher than the pitch of my older brother's voice.- similar words:
- sound, tone
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| related words: |
tune |
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