Definition of “pitch”
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A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.
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A dark, extremely viscous material remaining in still after distilling crude oil and tar.
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The act of pitching a baseball.
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The field on which cricket, soccer, rugby or field hockey is played.
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An effort to sell or promote something.
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The distance between evenly spaced objects, e.g. the teeth of a saw, the turns of a screw thread, or letters in a monospace font.
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The angle at which an object sits.
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More specifically, the rotation angle about the transverse axis.
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A level or degree.
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A measure of the degree to which an aircraft's nose tilts up or down.
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A measure of the angle of attack of a propeller.
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The measure of extent to which a nautical vessel rotates on its athwartships axis, causing its bow and stern to go up and down. Compare with roll, yaw and heave.
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The place where a busker performs.
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An area in a market (or similar) allocated to a particular trader.
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An intensity.
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A section of a climb or rock face; specifically, the climbing distance between belays or stances.
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A vertical cave passage, only negotiable by using rope or ladders.
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A person or animal's height.
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The perceived frequency of a sound or note.
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In an a cappella group, the singer responsible for singing a note for the other members to tune themselves by.
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verb:
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To throw.
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To throw (the ball) toward home plate.
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To play baseball in the position of pitcher.
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To throw away; discard.
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To promote, advertise, or attempt to sell.
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To deliver in a certain tone or style, or with a certain audience in mind.
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To assemble or erect (a tent).
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To move so that the front of an aircraft or ship goes alternatively up and down.
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To play a short, high, lofty shot that lands with backspin.
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To bounce on the playing surface.
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To settle and build up, without melting.
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To produce a note of a given pitch.
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