pitch in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
pitch in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
pitch in Kashmiri कॉशुर
pitch in Marathi मराठी
pitch in Sindhi سنڌي
pitch in English
- pitch⇄adj. pitchlike.
- pitch⇄expr. in there pitching, (Slang.) putting forth one's best efforts; working hard, busily, or steadily.
Ex. I don't know which came first, the dishonest customer or the dishonest dealer, but they're both in there pitching (Maclean's). - pitch⇄expr. make a pitch, (Informal.) to make a persuasive request; make a bid.
Ex. Madison Avenue took a poke at--and made a pitch to--Wall Street (New York Times). - pitch⇄expr. pitch in, (Informal.) to work or begin to work hard.
Ex. All the neighbors pitched in to build the new barn. I took hold with Dan and pitched right in (Rudyard Kipling). - pitch⇄expr. pitch into, (Informal.) to attack.
Ex. If any man had told me, then ... I should have pitched into him (Dickens). - pitch⇄expr. pitch on (or upon), to fix or settle on; select; choose.
Ex. If one holy place was desecrated, the monks pitched upon another (Cardinal Newman). - pitch⇄noun 1. a black, sticky substance made from tar or turpentine, used to fill the seams of wooden ships, to cover roofs, or to make pavements.
Ex. Though pitch is a solid at ordinary temperatures, it is classed by science as a liquid with a viscosity - pitch⇄noun 1. a throw; fling; hurl; toss.
Ex. It's more than one maybe will get a bloody head on him with the pitch of my stone (John M. Synge).
2. that which is pitched.
3a. the act of pitching or throwing a ball.
b. the ball so del - pitch⇄pitch (1), verb, noun.
- pitch⇄pitch (2), noun, verb.
- pitch⇄v.i. 1. to throw; toss; hurl.
Ex. He nearly always pitches too far.
2a. to throw the ball to the batter in a game of baseball.
b. to act as pitcher for a team.
c. to strike a golf ball with a lofted club so that it goes up in t - pitch⇄v.t. to cover, coat, or smear with pitch.
- pitch⇄v.t. 1. to throw or fling; hurl; toss.
Ex. to pitch a stone into a lake, to pitch the debris over a cliff. The men were pitching horseshoes.
(SYN) cast, heave.
2. to pick up and fling (hay or straw) in a mass with a pitchfork onto a v