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Definition pitch in British English

pitch noun

noun
/pɪtʃ/
Example

a football/cricket/rugby pitch

Example

a synthetic/artificial/all-weather pitch

Example

Hundreds of fans invaded the pitch at the end of the game.

Synonyms and related words
all-seater the area AstroTurf
1.1

in cricket, the area between the two sets of stumps (=three sticks that the bowler tries to hit)

Synonyms and related words
the Ashes at stumps bail
2

the level or degree of activity or of someone's emotions

Example

The fighting between the supporters of the two groups reached a new pitch.

Synonyms and related words
action measure doings mood emotion feelings
2.1

a level of development

Example

Expertise in these techniques was already at a high pitch.

Synonyms and related words
developed full-blown full-grown
3

the high or low quality of a sound

Example

Many actors have been trained to lower the pitch of their voice.

Synonyms and related words
clunk drone groan
3.1

the high or low quality of a musical note

Synonyms and related words
A b bass
3.2

someone's ability to play or sing exactly the right musical note

Synonyms and related words
voice read pitch
4

the things that you say to persuade someone to buy something or to support you

Example

People are very wary of the obvious sales pitch.

Example

She only had ten minutes to make her pitch for the contract.

Synonyms and related words
pressure wiles emotional blackmail
5

a place where someone stands to sell something or to entertain people in the street

Example

The new stallholder had a good pitch on a street corner.

6

a thick black sticky substance used on roofs and ships to stop water getting through

Synonyms and related words
adobe aggregate asbestos
7

the slope of something such as a roof

Example

The roof had a steep pitch.

Synonyms and related words
slope tilt incline
8

a sudden movement in which an aircraft or ship moves up and down

Synonyms and related words
aerobatics aerospace airborne
9

in baseball, a throw of the ball by the pitcher

Synonyms and related words
balk ballpark base
10

in golf, a high hit, especially one onto the green that does not roll far when it lands

Synonyms and related words
ace backswing birdie
11

in climbing, an area crossed by people using the same rope

Synonyms and related words
abseil abseiling ascend
Definition pitch in British English

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