| nom |
| 1. |
pitch - (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter |
| |
|
delivery |
| |
|
throw the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); "the catcher made a good throw to second base"
|
| |
|
baseball,
baseball game a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
|
| |
|
balk an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base
|
| |
|
ball a pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"
|
| |
|
beanball,
beaner a baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head
|
| |
|
change-of-pace,
change-of-pace ball,
change-up,
off-speed pitch a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball
|
| |
|
bender,
breaking ball,
curve,
curve ball a tool for bending; "he used pliers as a bender"
|
| |
|
duster a pitch thrown deliberately close to the batter
|
| |
|
bullet,
fastball,
heater,
hummer,
smoke a projectile that is fired from a gun
|
| |
|
knuckleball,
knuckler a baseball pitch thrown with little speed or spin
|
| |
|
overhand pitch a baseball pitch in which the hand moves above the shoulder
|
| |
|
passed ball a pitch that the catcher should have caught but did not; allows a base runner to advance a base
|
| |
|
screwball a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown
|
| |
|
sinker a pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate
|
| |
|
spitball,
spitter an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it
|
| |
|
strike (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders; "this pitcher throws more strikes than balls"
|
| |
|
submarine ball,
submarine pitch a pitch thrown sidearm instead of overhead
|
| |
|
wild pitch an errant pitch that the catcher cannot be expected to catch and that allows a base runner to advance a base
|
| 2. |
pitch - the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration |
| |
|
sound property an attribute of sound
|
| |
|
concert pitch,
international pitch,
philharmonic pitch the pitch used to tune instruments for concert performances; usually assigns 440 Hz to the A above middle C
|
| |
|
high frequency,
high pitch 3 to 30 megahertz
|
| |
|
soprano,
treble the pitch range of the highest female voice
|
| |
|
tenor the pitch range of the highest male voice
|
| |
|
key metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
|
| |
|
low frequency,
low pitch 30 to 300 kilohertz
|
| |
|
alto the pitch range of the lowest female voice
|
| |
|
alto the pitch range of the lowest female voice
|
| |
|
bass nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes
|
| |
|
tone (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages; "the Beijing dialect uses four tones"
|
| |
|
tune the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency
|
| 3. |
pitch - degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch" |
| |
|
rake,
slant |
| |
|
gradient,
slope the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient"
|
| |
|
loft floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
|
| 4. |
pitch - any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue |
| |
|
tar |
| |
|
bitumen any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons
|
| |
|
coal tar a tar formed from distillation of bituminous coal; coal tar can be further distilled to give various aromatic compounds
|
| 5. |
pitch - 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" |
| |
|
place,
position an abstract mental location; "he has a special place in my thoughts"; "a place in my heart"; "a political system with no place for the less prominent groups"
|
| |
|
britain,
great britain,
u.k.,
uk,
united kingdom,
united kingdom of great britain and nort an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales
|
| 6. |
pitch - the action or manner of throwing something; "his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor" |
| |
|
throw the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); "the catcher made a good throw to second base"
|
| 7. |
pitch - an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump |
| |
|
all fours,
high-low-jack card games in which points are won for taking the high or low or jack or game
|
| 8. |
pitch - a high approach shot in golf |
| |
|
approach,
approach shot the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"
|
| verbe |
| 1. |
pitch - lead (a card) and establish the trump suit |
| |
|
play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"
|
| |
|
cards,
card game a game played with playing cards
|
| 2. |
pitch - set to a certain pitch; "He pitched his voice very low" |
| |
|
set set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly; "set clocks or instruments"
|
| 3. |
pitch - hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin |
| |
|
hit pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
|
| 4. |
pitch - erect and fasten; "pitch a tent" |
| |
|
erect,
rear stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds; "The horse reared in terror"
|
| |
|
camp,
camp down give an artificially banal or sexual quality to
|
| 5. |
pitch - fall or plunge forward; "She pitched over the railing of the balcony" |
| |
|
come down,
descend,
fall,
go down criticize or reprimand harshly; "The critics came down hard on the new play"
|
Néerlandais
Français
Allemand
Italian
Norvégien
Portugais
Espagnol
