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I.pitch¹ S3 W3 /pɪtʃ/ BrE AmE noun
[Sense 1-5, 7-9: Date: 1400-1500; Origin: ⇨ ↑pitch²]
[Sense 6: Language: Old English; Origin: pic, from Latin pix]
1. SPORTS FIELD [countable] British English a marked out area of ground on which a sport is played SYN field
football/cricket/rugby etc pitch
the world-famous Wembley football pitch
He ran the length of the pitch and scored.
on the pitch (=playing a sport)
Jack was on the pitch for his school in the Senior Cup Final.
2. STRONG FEELINGS/ACTIVITY [singular, uncountable] a strong level of feeling about something or a high level of an activity or a quality:
The controversy reached such a pitch (=become so strong) that the paper devoted a whole page to it.
a pitch of excitement/excellence/perfection etc (=a high level of excitement etc)
He screamed at her in a pitch of fury.
The goal roused the crowd to fever pitch (=a very excited level).
3. MUSIC
a) [singular, uncountable] how high or low a note or other sound is:
Ultrasonic waves are at a higher pitch than the human ear can hear.
b) [uncountable] the ability of a musician to play or sing a note at exactly the correct level:
She’s got perfect pitch.
4. PERSUADING [countable] informal the things someone says to persuade people to buy something, do something, or accept an idea:
an aggressive salesman with a fast-talking sales pitch
make a/sb’s pitch (for something) (=try to persuade people to do something)
He made his strongest pitch yet for standardized testing in schools.
5. BASEBALL [countable] a throw of the ball, or a way in which it can be thrown:
His first pitch was high and wide.
6. BLACK SUBSTANCE [uncountable] a black sticky substance that is used on roofs, the bottoms of ships etc to stop water coming through:
The night was as black as pitch (=very dark). ⇨ ↑pitch-black, ↑pitch-dark
7. SHIP/AIRCRAFT [uncountable] an up and down movement of a ship or an aircraft ⇨ roll:
the pitch and roll of the ship
8. SLOPE [singular, uncountable] the degree to which a roof slopes or the sloping part of a roof:
the steep pitch of the roof
9. STREET/MARKET [countable] British English a place in a public area where someone goes to sell things or where an entertainer goes to perform:
We found the boy at his usual pitch at the bottom of the Acropolis.
⇨ queer sb’s pitch/queer the pitch for somebody at ↑queer³
II.pitch² BrE AmE verb
[Date: 1100-1200; Origin: Origin unknown]
1. THROW [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to throw something with a lot of force, often aiming carefully:
She crumpled up the page and pitched it into the fire.
2.

BALL GAMES
a) [intransitive and transitive] to aim and throw a ball in baseball
pitch to
Stanton pitched to two batters in the ninth inning.
b) [intransitive] if a ball pitches in ↑cricket or golf, it hits the ground
c) [transitive] to hit the ball in a high curve in golf
d) [transitive] to make the ball hit the ground when you are ↑bowling in ↑cricket
3. FALL [I, T always + adv/prep] to fall or be moved suddenly in a particular direction, or to make someone or something do this
pitch (somebody/something) forward/backward/over etc
She slipped and pitched forward onto the ground.
pitch somebody/something into/onto/through etc something
Without a seat belt, you can easily be pitched right through the windscreen.
4. SHIP/PLANE [intransitive] if a ship or an aircraft pitches, it moves up and down in an uncontrolled way with the movement of the water or air ⇨ ↑roll²(4), ↑yaw
5. SET A LEVEL [transitive usually passive]
a) to set a speech, examination, explanation etc at a particular level of difficulty
pitch something at a high level/the right level etc
The projects were pitched at a number of different levels.
Some questions were pitched too high for intermediate students.
b) British English to set prices at a particular level
pitch something at something
Room rates are pitched at £69 for a single.
6. AIM PRODUCT [transitive usually passive] to aim a product at a particular type of organization, group of people etc, or to describe it in a particular way, in order to sell it
pitch something at somebody/something
The new machine will be pitched at users in the hotel and air reservation business.
pitch something as something
It is pitched as a cheaper alternative to other workstations.
7. BUSINESS DEALS [intransitive and transitive] informal to try to persuade someone to do business with you, buy something etc
pitch for business/contracts/custom etc
Booksellers are keen to pitch for school business.
pitch to
For many companies, pitching to investors has become almost a full-time job.
sales reps pitching new gadgets
8. VOICE/MUSIC [transitive always + adverb/preposition] if you pitch your voice or another sound at a particular level, the sound is produced at that level
pitch something high/low etc
Her voice is pitched a little too high. ⇨ ↑high-pitched, ↑low-pitched
9. pitch a tent/pitch camp to set up a tent or a camp for a short time:
Try and pitch your tent on level ground.
10. SLOPE [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to slope down
pitch gently/steeply etc
The roof pitches sharply to the rear of the house. ⇨ ↑pitched
11. pitch somebody a line American English informal to tell someone a story or give them an excuse that is difficult to believe:
She pitched me some line about a bomb scare on the metro.
pitch in phrasal verb informal
1. to join others and help with an activity:
If we all pitch in, we’ll have it finished in no time.
pitch in with
Everyone pitched in with efforts to entertain the children.
2. to join others and pay part of the money towards something:
They all pitched in and the money was collected within a few days.
3. British English to start to eat hungrily:
Pitch in – there’s plenty.
pitch into somebody/something phrasal verb British English informal
1. to suddenly start criticizing someone or hitting them:
She pitched into me as soon as I started to speak.
2. to start doing something, especially quickly and eagerly:
Rick pitched into decorating the house at once.
pitch up phrasal verb British English spoken
to arrive somewhere SYN turn up:
Wait a bit longer – Bill hasn’t pitched up yet.
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THESAURUS
to throw a ball in a sport
▪ pass to throw the ball to another member of your team: He passed the ball to Wilkinson, who kicked the ball over the goalposts.
▪ pitch to throw the ball to the batter in a game of baseball: Stoddard pitched for the Chicago White Sox.
▪ bowl to throw the ball towards the person who is batting in a game of cricket: Harmison bowled superbly and took 5 wickets.

pitchhu

◎	[pit∫]
※	danh từ
	■	dầu hắc ín
	■	sự ném, tung, liệng (cái gì), lao xuống (người); (thể dục thể thao) cách ném bóng, đường ném bóng (trong criket); động tác ném (trong bóng chày)
		☆	a headlong pitch from a rock
			sự lao người từ một tảng đá xuống
		☆	a full pitch
			quả ném bổng
	■	(âm nhạc) độ cao thấp (nốt nhạc, giọng hát); chất lượng âm thanh
		☆	give the pitch
			bắt giọng, xướng âm
	■	mức độ, cường độ (vấn đề..)
		☆	to come to such a pitch that...
			đến mức độ là...
		☆	anger is at its highest pitch
			cơn giận đến cực độ
	■	(+ of something) tuyệt đỉnh
	■	sự nhồi sóng (tàu..)
	■	độ dốc (mái nhà..)
	■	lời rao hàng (như) sales pitch
	■	chỗ ngồi thường lệ (của người bán hàng rong, người hát xẩm)
	■	(kỹ thuật) bước răng (đinh ốc), răng (bánh răng)
		☆	screw pitch
			bước đinh ốc
	〆	black as pitch
		✓	như black
	〆	at concert pitch
		✓	như concert
	〆	at/to fever pitch
		✓	như fever
	〆	queer somebody's pitch
		✓	như queer
※	ngoại động từ
	■	quét hắc ín, trát hắc ín
	■	dựng, cắm (lều, trại)
	■	(âm nhạc) bắt giọng, xướng âm; diễn đạt (cái gì) theo phong cách đặc biệt
		☆	a high/low-pitched voice
			một giọng có âm vực cao/thấp
		☆	pitch one's hopes high
			có cao vọng
	■	ném, quăng (cái gì), rơi mạnh xuống (người)
	■	(thể dục thể thao) đập xuống đất cạnh, cọc gôn (trong criket); ném bóng cho người cầm chày (trong bóng chày)
		☆	pitch the ball up a bit
			ném bóng cho bật cao lên một tí
	■	kể (câu chuyện), viện (một lý do); (từ lóng) thuê dệt (chuyện)
	■	(+ in, into something) (thông tục) làm việc hăng say; ăn (cái gì) rất ngon miệng
	■	(+ into somebody) (thông tục) tấn công ai dữ dội
	■	(+ in (with something)) sẵn sàng giúp đỡ, hổ trợ
	■	nhồi lên hụp xuống (tàu)