pitch
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
Types & categories
- sound property hypernym
- concert pitch hyponym
- high pitch hyponym
- treble hyponym
- tenor hyponym
- key hyponym
- low pitch hyponym
- alto hyponym
- alto hyponym
- bass hyponym
- tone hyponym
- tune hyponym
Related & opposite
- high-pitched attribute
- low-pitched attribute
- pitch derivation
Sense 2 verb
throw or toss with a light motion
flip me the beachball
Types & categories
- fling hypernym
- submarine hyponym
- lag hyponym
- throw back hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
(baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
Types & categories
- throw hypernym
- balk hyponym
- ball hyponym
- beanball hyponym
- change-up hyponym
- curve ball hyponym
- duster hyponym
- fastball hyponym
- knuckleball hyponym
- overhand pitch hyponym
- passed ball hyponym
- screwball hyponym
- sinker hyponym
- spitball hyponym
- strike hyponym
- submarine ball hyponym
- wild pitch hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
move abruptly
The ship suddenly lurched to the left
Types & categories
- move hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk)
he was employed to see that his paper's news pitches were not trespassed upon by rival vendors
Types & categories
- position hypernym
Related & opposite
- hawk derivation
- Great Britain domain region
Sense 6 verb
fall or plunge forward
She pitched over the railing of the balcony
Types & categories
- come down hypernym
Sense 7 noun
promotion by means of an argument and demonstration
Types & categories
- promotion hypernym
Related & opposite
- hawk derivation
Sense 8 verb
set to a certain pitch
He pitched his voice very low
Types & categories
- set hypernym
Related & opposite
- pitch derivation
Sense 9 noun
degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
the roof had a steep pitch
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 10 verb
sell or offer for sale from place to place
Types & categories
- sell hypernym
Related & opposite
- vending derivation
- sales talk derivation
- pitch derivation
- huckster derivation
- hawker derivation
- drug peddler derivation
- seller derivation
- dealer derivation
- merchantable derivation
Sense 11 noun
any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
Types & categories
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Sense 12 verb
be at an angle
The terrain sloped down
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- ramp derivation
- lean derivation
- gradient derivation
- rake derivation
- incline derivation
- angle of inclination derivation
- inclination of an orbit derivation
- angle of dip derivation
Sense 13 noun
a high approach shot in golf
Types & categories
- approach shot hypernym
Related & opposite
- pitch derivation
Sense 14 verb
heel over
The tower is tilting
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 15 noun
an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump
Types & categories
- all fours hypernym
Related & opposite
- pitch derivation
Sense 16 verb
erect and fasten
pitch a tent
Types & categories
Sense 17 noun
abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
the pitching and tossing was quite exciting
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 18 verb
throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball
The pitcher delivered the ball
Types & categories
- throw hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 19 noun
the action or manner of throwing something
his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor
Types & categories
- throw hypernym
Related & opposite
- toss derivation
Sense 20 verb
hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin
Types & categories
- hit hypernym
Related & opposite
- pitch shot derivation
Sense 21 verb
lead (a card) and establish the trump suit
Types & categories
- play hypernym
Related & opposite
- auction pitch derivation
- card game domain topic
Sense 22 verb
set the level or character of
She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience
Types & categories
- adapt hypernym
- popularize hyponym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | high-pitched |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | low-pitched |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pitch |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | sound property |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | concert pitch |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | high pitch |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | treble |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tenor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | key |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | low pitch |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | alto |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | alto |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bass |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tone |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tune |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | toss |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pitch |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tosser |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | fling |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | submarine |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | lag |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | throw back |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | pitch |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | baseball |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | throw |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | balk |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | ball |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | beanball |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | change-up |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | curve ball |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | duster |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | fastball |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | knuckleball |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | overhand pitch |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | passed ball |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | screwball |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | sinker |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | spitball |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | strike |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | submarine ball |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | wild pitch |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | lunge |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | shifting |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | pitching |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | hawk |
| 5 | domain region | Related & opposite | Great Britain |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | position |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | come down |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | hawk |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | promotion |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | pitch |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | set |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | cant |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | slope |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | tilt |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | slant |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | gradient |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | loft |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | vending |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | sales talk |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | pitch |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | huckster |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | hawker |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | drug peddler |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | seller |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | dealer |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | merchantable |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | sell |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | tar |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | tarry |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | jet |
| 11 | hypernym | Types & categories | bitumen |
| 11 | hyponym | Types & categories | coal tar |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | ramp |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | lean |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | gradient |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | rake |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | incline |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | angle of inclination |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | inclination of an orbit |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | angle of dip |
| 12 | hypernym | Types & categories | tilt |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | ascend |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | stoop |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | fall |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | climb |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | dip |
| 13 | derivation | Related & opposite | pitch |
| 13 | hypernym | Types & categories | approach shot |
| 14 | derivation | Related & opposite | careen |
| 14 | derivation | Related & opposite | bevel |
| 14 | derivation | Related & opposite | tilter |
| 14 | derivation | Related & opposite | rake |
| 14 | derivation | Related & opposite | camber |
| 14 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 14 | hyponym | Types & categories | cock |
| 15 | derivation | Related & opposite | pitch |
| 15 | hypernym | Types & categories | all fours |
| 16 | hypernym | Types & categories | erect |
| 16 | hyponym | Types & categories | camp down |
| 17 | derivation | Related & opposite | pitch |
| 17 | domain topic | Related & opposite | ship |
| 17 | hypernym | Types & categories | movement |
| 17 | hyponym | Types & categories | careen |
| 18 | derivation | Related & opposite | pitch |
| 18 | derivation | Related & opposite | pitcher |
| 18 | hypernym | Types & categories | throw |
| 19 | derivation | Related & opposite | toss |
| 19 | hypernym | Types & categories | throw |
| 20 | derivation | Related & opposite | pitch shot |
| 20 | hypernym | Types & categories | hit |
| 21 | derivation | Related & opposite | auction pitch |
| 21 | domain topic | Related & opposite | card game |
| 21 | hypernym | Types & categories | play |
| 22 | hypernym | Types & categories | adapt |
| 22 | hyponym | Types & categories | popularize |