pitch

US /pɪtʃ/

UK /pɪtʃ/

B1

verb

  • To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
  • To throw a baseball to a batter
  • To plunge or fall forward or headlong
  • To set up a camp or tent for a length of time
  • To attempt to sell something to someone
  • To set a sound to a certain level

noun

  • Act of throwing a baseball for someone to hit
  • Playing fields in sports, e.g. for soccer
  • Attempt to sell/persuade someone of the value of
  • Degree of slope on e.g. a plane's wing
  • Measure of how high or low a sound is
  • Black substance that is very stick when heated

adjecitve

  • Very dark black color

Examples

The explosion pitched her violently into the air.

If they hit any unseen obstacle they would be pitched headlong into the snow.