English-Thai Dictionary

pitch

N การขว้าง  การทอ ย  การโยน  การ เหวี่ยง  cast heave toss kan-kwang

 

pitch

N การ เร่ขาย  การ โฆษณา เร่ขาย  kan-rea-kai

 

pitch

N ความลาด  ความ เอียง  kwam-cha-lad

 

pitch

N จุดสูงสุด  jud-suang-sud

 

pitch

N น้ำมันดิบ  ยางมะตอย  nam-man-dib

 

pitch

N ระดับ  ตำแหน่ง  ra-dub

 

pitch

N ระดับเสียง  ra-dub-siang

 

pitch

N สนามหญ้า ระหว่าง ไม้ ที่ ปัก ใน สนาม คริก เก็ต  sa-nam-ya-ra-wang-mai-ti-pak-nai-sa-nam-sa-kod

 

pitch

N เรซิน  re-sin

 

pitch

N แผงลอย  pang-loi

 

pitch

VI(ทาง  เอียง (ทาง  ลาด  incline slant iang

 

pitch

VI ขว้าง  kwang

 

pitch

VT กำหนด ระดับ  กำหนด  kam-nod-ra-dub

 

pitch

VT ขว้าง  เหวี่ยง  โยน  fling toss flip kwang

 

pitch

VT ตั้ง ระดับเสียง  tang-ra-dub-siang

 

pitch

VT ตั้ง โครง ขึ้น  tang-krong-kuan

 

pitch

VT ทำให้ ตก  ทำให้ กระเด็น  tam-hai-tok

 

pitch

VT เร่ขาย  ขาย สินค้า  hawk vend rea-kai

 

pitch forward

PHRV ล้ม ฟาด ไป ข้างหน้า  lom-fad-pai-kang-na

 

pitch in

PHRV เข้าร่วม (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ  tuck in kao-ruam

 

pitch in

PHRV โยน ใส่  ขว้าง ใส่  chuck in filing in yon-sai

 

pitch into

PHRV กล่าวโจมตี  lay into kao-jom-te

 

pitch into

PHRV บังคับ ให้ ทำ  บีบ ให้ ทำ  bang-kab-hai-tam

 

pitch into

PHRV เริ่ม หรือ เข้าร่วม (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ  tuck into roem-rue-kao-ruam

 

pitch into

PHRV โยน ใส่ (ภาชนะ หรือ ที่ ใส่  filing into hurl into yon-sai

 

pitch on / upon

PHRV เลือก  คัด  เลือก  เลือกสรร  drop on fasten on luek

 

pitch on / upon

PHRV เลือก ตำหนิ หรือ ลงโทษ  pick on luek-tam-ni-rue-long-tod

 

pitch on / upon

PHRV เลือก ให้ (แต่ สิ่ง ไม่ พึงพอใจ  drop on fasten on luek-hai

 

pitch out

PHRV ทำให้ ออก ไป (เพราะ มีความผิด  throw out tam-hai-ook-pai

 

pitch out

PHRV ส่งออก ไป  ขว้าง ออก ไป  เหวี่ยง ออก ไป  throw out song-ook-pai

 

pitch up

PHRV ขว้าง บอล ไป ใกล้ ผู้ ตี  kwang-bon-pai-kai-phu-te

 

pitch up

PHRV ทำ เสียง สูง (ดนตรี  tam-siang-sung

 

pitch-and-toss

N การ เล่น ทอย เหรียญ  kan-len-toi

 

pitch-black

ADJ ที่ ดำ สนิท  ดำปื๋อ  black ti-dam-sa-nid

 

pitch-black

N สี ดำ สนิท  สี ดำปื๋อ  black se-dam-sa-nid

 

pitch-blende

N แร่ ยูเรเนียม  rea-yu-rea-niam

 

pitch-dark

ADJ มืดสนิท  มืด ตื๋อ  dark mud-sa-nid

 

pitchblack

A ดำ มากๆ 

 

pitchblende

N แร่ สำคัญ ของ ยูเรเนียม และ เรเดียม 

 

pitchdark

A มืด ตื้อ 

 

pitched battle

N สงคราม ที่ จัด กองกำลัง ทหาร อย่างเป็นระเบียบ  song-kram-ti-jad-kong-kam-lang-ta-han-yang-pen-ra-biab

 

pitcher

N ตำแหน่ง นัก ขว้าง ลูก ใน กีฬา เบสบอล  ตำแหน่ง พิทเชอร์  tam-nang-nak-kwang-luk-nai-ki-la-bes-bon

 

pitcher

N ผู้ ขว้าง  ผู้ โยน  ผู้ ปา  hurler twirler phu-kwang

 

pitcher

N เหยือก  เหยือก น้ำ  เหยือก น้ำ ที่ มี สอง หู  คนโท  ewer jug yuek

 

pitchfork

N คราด  hayfork fork krad

 

pitchfork

VT กวาด หรือ ตัก ด้วย คราด  kwad-rue-takduai-krad

 

pitching

N การ โคลงเคลง ของ หัว เรือ  ชั้น ถน นที่ ปู ก้อนหิน 

 

pitchman

N พ่อค้า ขายของ ราคา ถูก  advertiser por-ka-kaikong-ra-ka-tuk

 

pitchstone

N หิน ภูเขาไฟ ที่ มี สี ดำ คล้าย น้ำมันดิน 

 

pitchy

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ ยางมะตอย  kiao-kab-yang-ma-toi

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PITCH

n.[L. pix; Gr. most probably named from its thickness or inspissation; L. figo.] 1. A thick tenacious substance, the juice of a species of pine or fir called abies picea, obtained by incision from the bark of the tree. When melted and pressed in bags of cloth, it is received into barrels. This is white or Burgundy pitch; by mixture with lampblack it is converted into black pitch. When kept long in fusion with vinegar, it becomes dry and brown, and forms colophony. The smoke of pitch condensed forms lampblack.
2. The resin of pine, or turpentine, inspissated; used in caulking ships and paying the sides and bottom.

 

PITCH

n.[from the root of pike, peak. ] 1. Literally, a point; hence, any point or degree of elevation; as a high pitch; lowest pitch.
How high a pitch his resolution soars.
Alcibiades was one of the best orators of his age, notwithstanding he lived when learning was at its highest pitch.
2. Highest rise.
3. Size; stature.
So like in person, garb and pitch.
4. Degree; rate.
No pitch of glory from the grave is free.
5. The point where a declivity begins, or the declivity itself; descent; slope; as the pitch of a hill.
6. The degree of descent or declivity.
7. A descent; a fall; a thrusting down.
8. Degree of elevation of the key-note of a tune or of any note.

 

PITCH

v.t.[L. figo, to fix, and uniting pike, pique with fix. ] 1. To throw or thrust, and primarily, to thrust a long or pointed object; hence, to fix; to plant; to set; as, to pitch a tent or pavilion, that is, to set the stakes.
2. To throw at a point; as, to pitch quoits.
3. To throw headlong; as, to pitch one in the mire or down a precipice.
4. To throw with a fork; as, to pitch hay or sheaves of corn.
5. To regulate or set the key-note of a tune in music.
6. To set in array; to marshal or arrange in order; used chiefly in the participle; as a pitched battle.
7. [from pitch. ] To smear or pay over with pitch; as, to pitch the seams of a ship.

 

PITCH

v.i.To light; to settle; to come to rest from flight. Take a branch of the tree on which the bees pitch, and wipe the hive.
1. To fall headlong; as, to pitch from a precipice; to pitch on the head.
2. To plunge; as, to pitch into a river.
3. To fall; to fix choice; with on or upon.
Pitch upon the best course of life, and custom will render it the most easy.
4. To fix a tent or temporary habitation; to encamp.
Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead. Genesis 31:25.
5. In navigation, to rise and fall, as the head and stern of a ship passing over waves.
6. To flow or fall precipitously, as a river.
Over this rock, the river pitches in one entire sheet.

 

PITCHED

pp. Set; planted; fixed; thrown headlong; set in array; smeared with pitch.

 

PITCHER

n. 1. An earthen vessel with a spout for pouring out liquors. This is its present signification. It seems formerly to have signified a water pot, jug or jar with ears.
2. An instrument for piercing the ground.

 

PITCHFARTHING

n.A play in which copper coin is pitched into a hole; called also chuck-farthing, from the root of choke.

 

PITCHFORK

n.A fork or farming utensil used in throwing hay or sheaves of grain, in loading or unloading carts and wagons.

 

PITCHINESS

n.[from pitch. ] Blackness; darkness. [Little used. ]

 

PITCHING

ppr. Setting; planting or fixing; throwing headlong; plunging; daubing with pitch; setting, as a tune. 1. a. Declivous; descending; sloping; as a hill.

 

PITCHING

n.In navigation, the rising and falling of the head and stern of a ship, as she moves over waves; or the vertical vibration of a ship about her center of gravity.

 

PITCH-ORE

n.Pitch-blend, an ore of uranium.

 

PITCHPIPE

n.An instrument used by choristers in regulating the pitch or elevation of the key or leading note of a tune.

 

PITCH-STONE

n.A mineral, a sub-species of quartz, which in luster and texture resembles pitch, whence its name. It is sometimes called resinite. Its colors are, several shades of green; black with green, brown or gray; brown, tinged with red, green or yellow; sometimes yellowish or blue. It occurs in large beds and sometimes forms whole mountains.

 

PITCHY

a.Partaking of the qualities of pitch; like pitch. 1. Smeared with pitch.
2. Black; dark; dismal; as the pitchy mantle of night.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PITCH

Pitch, n. Etym: [OE. pich, AS. pic, L. pix; akin to Gr.

 

1. A thick, black, lustrous, and sticky substance obtained by boiling down tar. It is used in calking the seams of ships; also in coating rope, canvas, wood, ironwork, etc. , to preserve them. He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith. Ecclus. xiii. 1.

 

2. (Geol.)

 

Defn: See Pitchstone. Amboyna pitch, the resin of Dammara australis. See Kauri. -- Burgundy pitch. See under Burgundy. -- Canada pitch, the resinous exudation of the hemlock tree (Abies Canadensis ); hemlock gum. -- Jew's pitch, bitumen. -- Mineral pitch. See Bitumen and Asphalt. -- Pitch coal (Min. ), bituminous coal. -- Pitch peat (Min. ), a black homogeneous peat, with a waxy luster. -- Pitch pine (Bot. ), any one of several species of pine, yielding pitch, esp. the Pinus rigida of North America.

 

PITCH

Pitch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pitched; p. pr. & vb. n. Pitching. ] Etym: [See Pitch, n.]

 

1. To cover over or smear with pitch. Gen. vi. 14.

 

2. Fig. : To darken; to blacken; to obscure. The welkin pitched with sullen could. Addison.

 

PITCH

Pitch, v. t. Etym: [OE. picchen; akin to E. pick, pike. ]

 

1. To throw, generally with a definite aim or purpose; to cast; to hurl; to toss; as, to pitch quoits; to pitch hay; to pitch a ball.

 

2. To thrust or plant in the ground, as stakes or poles; hence, to fix firmly, as by means of poles; to establish; to arrange; as, to pitch a tent; to pitch a camp.

 

3. To set, face, or pave with rubble or undressed stones, as an embankment or a roadway. Knight.

 

4. To fix or set the tone of; as, to pitch a tune.

 

5. To set or fix, as a price or value. [Obs. ] Shak. Pitched battle, a general battle; a battle in which the hostile forces have fixed positions; -- in distinction from a skirmish. -- To pitch into, to attack; to assault; to abuse. [Slang ]

 

PITCH

PITCH Pitch, v. i.

 

1. To fix or place a tent or temporary habitation; to encamp. "Laban with his brethren pitched in the Mount of Gilead." Gen. xxxi. 25.

 

2. To light; to settle; to come to rest from flight. The tree whereon they [the bees ] pitch. Mortimer.

 

3. To fix one's choise; -- with on or upon. Pitch upon the best course of life, and custom will render it the more easy. Tillotson.

 

4. To plunge or fall; esp. , to fall forward; to decline or slope; as, to pitch from a precipice; the vessel pitches in a heavy sea; the field pitches toward the east. Pitch and pay, an old aphorism which inculcates ready-money payment, or payment on delivery of goods. Shak.

 

PITCH

PITCH Pitch, n.

 

1. A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand; as, a good pitch in quoits. Pitch and toss, a game played by tossing up a coin, and calling "Heads or tails; " hence: To play pitch and toss with (anything ), to be careless or trust to luck about it. "To play pitch and toss with the property of the country. " G. Eliot. -- Pitch farthing. See Chuck farthing, under 5th Chuck.

 

2. (Cricket )

 

Defn: That point of the ground on which the ball pitches or lights when bowled.

 

3. A point or peak; the extreme point or degree of elevation or depression; hence, a limit or bound. Driven headlong from the pitch of heaven, down Into this deep. Milton. Enterprises of great pitch and moment. Shak. To lowest pitch of abject fortune. Milton. He lived when learning was at its highest pitch. Addison. The exact pitch, or limits, where temperance ends. Sharp.

 

4. Height; stature. [Obs. ] Hudibras.

 

5. A descent; a fall; a thrusting down.

 

6. The point where a declivity begins; hence, the declivity itself; a descending slope; the degree or rate of descent or slope; slant; as, a steep pitch in the road; the pitch of a roof.

 

7. (Mus. )

 

Defn: The relative acuteness or gravity of a tone, determined by the number of vibrations which produce it; the place of any tone upon a scale of high and low.

 

Note: Musical tones with reference to absolute pitch, are named after the first seven letters of the alphabet; with reference to relative pitch, in a series of tones called the scale, they are called one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. Eight is also one of a new scale an octave higher, as one is eight of a scale an octave lower.

 

8. (Mining )

 

Defn: The limit of ground set to a miner who receives a share of the ore taken out.

 

9. (Mech. ) (a ) The distance from center to center of any two adjacent teeth of gearing, measured on the pitch line; -- called also circular pitch. (b ) The length, measured along the axis, of a complete turn of the thread of a screw, or of the helical lines of the blades of a screw propeller. (c ) The distance between the centers of holes, as of rivet holes in boiler plates. Concert pitch (Mus. ), the standard of pitch used by orchestras, as in concerts, etc. -- Diametral pitch (Gearing ), the distance which bears the same relation to the pitch proper, or circular pitch, that the diameter of a circle bears to its circumference; it is sometimes described by the number expressing the quotient obtained by dividing the number of teeth in a wheel by the diameter of its pitch circle in inches; as, 4 pitch, 8 pitch, etc. -- Pitch chain, a chain, as one made of metallic plates, adapted for working with a sprocket wheel. -- Pitch line, or Pitch circle (Gearing ), an ideal line, in a toothed gear or rack, bearing such a relation to a corresponding line in another gear, with which the former works, that the two lines will have a common velocity as in rolling contact; it usually cuts the teeth at about the middle of their height, and, in a circular gear, is a circle concentric with the axis of the gear; the line, or circle, on which the pitch of teeth is measured. -- Pitch of a roof (Arch. ), the inclination or slope of the sides expressed by the height in parts of the span; as, one half pitch; whole pitch; or by the height in parts of the half span, especially among engineers; or by degrees, as a pitch of 3 °, of 45 °, etc. ; or by the rise and run, that is, the ratio of the height to the half span; as, a pitch of six rise to ten run. Equilateral pitch is where the two sloping sides with the span form an equilateral triangle. -- Pitch of a plane (Carp. ), the slant of the cutting iron. -- Pitch pipe, a wind instrument used by choristers in regulating the pitch of a tune. -- Pitch point (Gearing ), the point of contact of the pitch lines of two gears, or of a rack and pinion, which work together.

 

PITCH-BLACK

PITCH-BLACK Pitch "-black `, a.

 

Defn: Black as pitch or tar.

 

PITCHBLENDE

Pitch "blende `, n. Etym: [1st pitch + blende. ] (Min. )

 

Defn: A pitch-black mineral consisting chiefly of the oxide of uranium; uraninite. See Uraninite.

 

PITCH-DARK

PITCH-DARK Pitch "-dark `, a.

 

Defn: Dark as a pitch; pitch-black.

 

PITCHER

PITCHER Pitch "er, n.

 

1. One who pitches anything, as hay, quoits, a ball, etc. ; specifically (Baseball ), the player who delivers the ball to the batsman.

 

2. A sort of crowbar for digging. [Obs. ] Mortimer.

 

PITCHER

Pitch "er, n. Etym: [OE. picher, OF. pichier, OHG. pehhar, pehhari;prob. of the same origin as E. beaker. Cf. Beaker. ]

 

1. A wide-mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids, with a spout or protruding lip and a handle; a water jug or jar with a large ear or handle.

 

2. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A tubular or cuplike appendage or expansion of the leaves of certain plants. American pitcher plants, the species of Sarracenia. See Sarracenia. -- Australian pitcher plant, the Cephalotus follicularis, a low saxifragaceous herb having two kinds of radical leaves, some oblanceolate and entire, others transformed into little ovoid pitchers, longitudinally triple-winged and ciliated, the mouth covered with a lid shaped like a cockleshell. -- California pitcher plant, the Darlingtonia California. See Darlingtonia. -- Pitcher plant, any plant with the whole or a part of the leaves transformed into pitchers or cuplike organs, especially the species of Nepenthes. See Nepenthes.

 

PITCHERFUL

Pitch "er *ful, n.; pl. Pitcherfuls (.

 

Defn: The quantity a pitcher will hold.

 

PITCH-FACED

PITCH-FACED Pitch "-faced `, a. (Stone Cutting )

 

Defn: Having the arris defined by a line beyond which the rock is cut away, so as to give nearly true edges; -- said of squared stones that are otherwise quarry-faced.

 

PITCHFORK

PITCHFORK Pitch "fork `, n.

 

Defn: A fork, or farming utensil, used in pitching hay, sheaves of grain, or the like.

 

PITCHFORK

PITCHFORK Pitch "fork `, v. t.

 

Defn: To pitch or throw with, or as with, a pitchfork. He has been pitchforked into the footguards. G. A. Sala.

 

PITCHINESS

Pitch "i *ness, n. Etym: [From Pitchy. ]

 

Defn: Blackness, as of pitch; darkness.

 

PITCHING

PITCHING Pitch "ing, n.

 

1. The act of throwing or casting; a cast; a pitch; as, wild pitching in baseball.

 

2. The rough paving of a street to a grade with blocks of stone. Mayhew.

 

3. (Hydraul. Eng. )

 

Defn: A facing of stone laid upon a bank to prevent wear by tides or currents. Pitching piece (Carp. ), the horizontal timber supporting the floor of a platform of a stairway, and against which the stringpieces of the sloping parts are supported.

 

PITCH-ORE

PITCH-ORE Pitch "-ore `, n. (Min. )

 

Defn: Pitchblende.

 

PITCHSTONE

PITCHSTONE Pitch "stone `, n. (Geol.)

 

Defn: An igneous rock of semiglassy nature, having a luster like pitch.

 

PITCHWORK

PITCHWORK Pitch "work `, n.

 

Defn: The work of a coal miner who is paid by a share of his product.

 

PITCHY

Pitch "y, a. Etym: [From 1st Pitch. ]

 

1. Partaking of the qualities of pitch; resembling pitch.

 

2. Smeared with pitch.

 

3. Black; pitch-dark; dismal. "Pitchy night. " Shak.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

pitch

pitch 1 |piCH pɪtʃ | ▶noun 1 the quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone: a car engine seems to change pitch downward as the vehicle passes you. • a standard degree of highness or lowness used in performance: the guitars were strung and tuned to pitch. See also concert pitch. 2 the steepness of a slope, esp. of a roof. • Climbing a section of a climb, esp. a steep one. • the height to which a hawk soars before swooping on its prey. 3 [ in sing. ] the level of intensity of something: he brought the machine to a high pitch of development. • (a pitch of ) a very high degree of: rousing herself to a pitch of indignation. 4 Baseball a legal delivery of the ball by the pitcher. • (also pitch shot ) Golf a high approach shot onto the green. • Football short for pitchout ( sense 2 ). 5 Brit. a playing field. • Cricket the strip of ground between the two sets of stumps. 6 a form of words used when trying to persuade someone to buy or accept something: a good sales pitch. 7 a swaying or oscillation of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle around a horizontal axis perpendicular to the direction of motion. 8 technical the distance between successive corresponding points or lines, e.g., between the teeth of a cogwheel. • a measure of the angle of the blades of a screw propeller, equal to the distance forward a blade would move in one revolution if it exerted no thrust on the medium. • the density of typed or printed characters on a line, typically expressed as numbers of characters per inch. ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] Baseball throw (the ball ) for the batter to try to hit. • [ no obj. ] Baseball be a pitcher: she pitched in a minor-league game | [ with obj. ] : he pitched the entire game. • Golf hit (the ball ) onto the green with a pitch shot. • [ no obj. ] Golf (of the ball ) strike the ground in a particular spot. 2 [ with obj. ] throw or fling roughly or casually: he crumpled the page up and pitched it into the fireplace. • [ no obj. ] fall heavily, esp. headlong: she pitched forward into blackness. 3 [ with obj. ] set (one's voice or a piece of music ) at a particular pitch: you've pitched the melody very high. • express at a particular level of difficulty: he should pitch his talk at a suitable level for the age group. • aim (a product ) at a particular section of the market: the machine is being pitched at banks. 4 [ no obj. ] make a bid to obtain a contract or other business: they were pitching for an account. 5 [ with obj. ] set up and fix in a definite position: we pitched camp for the night. 6 [ no obj. ] (of a moving ship, aircraft, or vehicle ) rock or oscillate around a lateral axis, so that the front and back move up and down: the little steamer pressed on, pitching gently. • (of a vehicle ) move with a vigorous jogging motion: a jeep came pitching down the hill. 7 [ with obj. ] cause (a roof ) to slope downward from the ridge: the roof was pitched at an angle of 75 degrees | (as adj. pitched ) : a pitched roof. • [ no obj. ] slope downward: the ravine pitches down to the creek. PHRASES make a pitch make a bid to obtain a contract or other business. PHRASAL VERBS pitch in informal vigorously join in to help with a task or activity. • join in a fight or dispute. pitch into informal vigorously tackle or begin to deal with. • forcefully assault. pitch out throw a pitchout. ORIGIN Middle English (as a verb in the senses ‘thrust (something pointed ) into the ground ’ and ‘fall headlong ’): perhaps related to Old English picung ‘stigmata, ’ of unknown ultimate origin. The sense development is obscure.

 

pitch

pitch 2 |pɪtʃ piCH | ▶noun a sticky resinous black or dark brown substance that is semiliquid when hot, hard when cold. It is obtained by distilling tar or petroleum and is used for waterproofing. • any of various substances similar to pitch, such as asphalt or bitumen. ▶verb [ with obj. ] cover, coat, or smear with pitch. ORIGIN Old English pic (noun ), pician (verb ), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch pek and German Pech; based on Latin pix, pic-.

 

pitch and putt

pitch and putt |pɪtʃ ænd | ▶noun a form of golf played on a miniature course in which the green can be reached in one stroke from the tee.

 

pitch and run

pitch and run ▶noun Golf a pitch shot with a low trajectory and no backspin, so that the ball runs forward on landing.

 

pitch-and-toss

pitch-and-toss |ˈˌpɪtʃ ən ˈtɔs | ▶noun a gambling game in which the player who manages to throw a coin closest to a mark gets to toss all the coins, winning those that land with the head up.

 

pitch bend

pitch bend ▶noun a mechanism in a synthesizer that enables the player to change the pitch of the note played by a small amount.

 

pitch-black

pitch-black |ˈˌpɪtʃ ˈblæk |(also pitch-dark ) ▶adjective completely dark; as black as pitch. DERIVATIVES pitch-black ness noun

 

pitchblende

pitch blende |ˈpiCHˌblend ˈpɪtʃˌblɛnd | ▶noun a form of the mineral uraninite occurring in brown or black pitchlike masses. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from German Pechblende, from Pech ‘pitch ’ + Blende (see blende ).

 

pitch circle

pitch cir cle ▶noun Mechanics an imaginary circle concentric to a toothed wheel, along which the pitch of the teeth is measured.

 

pitch control

pitch con trol ▶noun 1 control of the pitch of a helicopter's rotors or an aircraft's or ship's propellers. 2 control of the pitching motion of an aircraft.

 

pitched battle

pitched bat tle |piCHt ˈbatl ˌpɪtʃtˈbædl | ▶noun a planned military encounter on a prearranged battleground. • a violent or vigorous confrontation involving large numbers of people.

 

pitcher

pitch er 1 |ˈpiCHər ˈpɪtʃər | ▶noun 1 a large container, typically earthenware, glass, or plastic, with a handle and a lip, used for holding and pouring liquids. • the contents of such a container: a pitcher of water. 2 the modified leaf of a pitcher plant. DERIVATIVES pitch er ful |-ˌfo͝ol |noun ( pl. pitcherfuls ) ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French pichier ‘pot, ’ based on late Latin picarium.

 

pitcher

pitch er 2 |ˈpɪtʃər ˈpiCHər | ▶noun Baseball the player who delivers the ball to the batter.

 

pitcher plant

pitch er plant ▶noun a plant with a deep pitcher-shaped pouch that contains fluid into which insects are attracted and trapped. The plant then absorbs nutrients from their bodies. [Families Sarraceniaceae (New World ), Droseraceae (New World ), and Nepenthaceae (Old World ): many species, including the purple-flowered Sarracenia purpurea of eastern North America and the white-flowered California pitcher plant (Darlingtonia californica ) of the western US. See also trumpet ( sense 2 of the noun ). ]

 

pitchfork

pitch fork |ˈpiCHˌfôrk ˈpɪtʃˌfɔrk | ▶noun a farm tool with a long handle and sharp metal prongs, used esp. for lifting hay. ▶verb [ with obj. ] lift with a pitchfork. • thrust (someone ) suddenly into an unexpected and difficult situation: a woman of ordinary intellect pitchforked into power by circumstances. ORIGIN late Middle English: from earlier pickfork, influenced by the verb pitch 1 (because the tool is used for “pitching ” or throwing sheaves onto a stack ).

 

pitchman

pitch man |ˈpiCHmən ˈpɪtʃmən | ▶noun ( pl. pitchmen ) informal a person delivering a sales pitch.

 

pitchout

pitch out |ˈpiCHˌout ˈpɪtʃˌaʊt | ▶noun 1 Baseball a pitch thrown intentionally away from the reach of the batter to allow the catcher a clear throw to put out a base runner who is stealing or leading off too far. 2 (also pitch ) Football a lateral, esp. from the quarterback to a running back.

 

pitch-perfect

pitch-per fect ▶adjective exactly right in tone, mood, or pitch: a pitch-perfect, hilarious sendup of a Ken Burns –style documentary.

 

pitch pine

pitch pine ▶noun a pine tree that is a source of pitch or turpentine, and typically yielding hard, heavy, resinous timber that is used in building, esp. the longleaf Pinus rigida of the Appalachians and northeastern US.

 

pitch pipe

pitch pipe ▶noun Music a small reed pipe or set of pipes blown to set the pitch for singing or tuning an instrument.

 

pitchpole

pitch pole |ˈpiCHˌpōl ˈpɪtʃˌpoʊl | ▶verb [ no obj. ] dialect somersault. • Nautical (of a boat ) be overturned so that its stern pitches forward over its bow. ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (as a noun, originally dialect ): from the verb pitch 1 + poll .

 

pitchside

pitchside |ˈpɪtʃsʌɪd | ▶noun the area adjacent to the side of a football or other sports pitch. ▶adjective & adverb at, on, or towards the side of a football or other sports pitch: [ as adj. ] : a pitchside briefing | [ as adv. ] : reporters will be pitchside with the fans.

 

pitchstone

pitch stone |ˈpiCHˌstōn ˈpɪtʃˌstoʊn | ▶noun Geology a dull vitreous rock resembling hardened pitch, formed by weathering of obsidian.

 

pitchy

pitch y |ˈpiCHē ˈpɪtʃi | ▶adjective ( pitchier, pitchiest ) of, like, or as dark as pitch.

 

Oxford Dictionary

pitch

pitch 1 |pɪtʃ | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] the quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone: her voice rose steadily in pitch. • a standard degree of highness or lowness used in performance: the guitars were strung and tuned to pitch. See also concert pitch. 2 [ mass noun ] the steepness of a slope, especially of a roof. • [ count noun ] Climbing a section of a climb, especially a steep one. • the height to which a hawk soars before swooping on its prey. 3 [ in sing. ] a level of the intensity of something, especially a high level: the media furore reached such a pitch that the company withdrew the product. 4 Brit. an area of ground marked out or used for play in an outdoor team game: a football pitch. • Cricket the strip of ground between the two sets of stumps. 5 Baseball a delivery of the ball by the pitcher. • (also pitch of the ball ) Cricket the spot where the ball bounces when bowled. • (also pitch shot ) Golf a high approach shot on to the green. 6 a form of words used when trying to persuade someone to buy or accept something: he put over a very strong sales pitch. 7 Brit. a place where a street vendor or performer stations themselves or sets up a stall. 8 [ mass noun ] a swaying or oscillation of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle around a horizontal axis perpendicular to the direction of motion. 9 [ mass noun ] technical the distance between successive corresponding points or lines, for example between the teeth of a cogwheel. • a measure of the angle of the blades of a screw propeller, equal to the distance forward a blade would move in one revolution if it exerted no thrust on the medium. • the density of typed or printed characters on a line, typically expressed as numbers of characters per inch. ▶verb 1 [ with obj. and adverbial ] set (one's voice or a piece of music ) at a particular pitch: you've pitched the melody very high. • set or aim at a particular level, target, or audience: he should pitch his talk at a suitable level for the age group. 2 [ with obj. and adverbial of direction ] throw roughly or casually: he crumpled the page up and pitched it into the fireplace. • [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] fall heavily, especially headlong: she pitched forward into blackness. 3 [ with obj. ] Baseball throw (the ball ) for the batter to try to hit. • Cricket (of a bowler ) cause (the ball ) to strike the ground at a particular point: all too often you pitch the ball short. • Golf hit (the ball ) on to the green with a pitch shot. • [ no obj. ] Cricket & Golf (of the ball ) strike the ground in a particular spot. 4 [ no obj. ] make a bid to obtain a contract or other business: I've been pitching for this account for over a month. • [ with obj. ] try to persuade someone to buy or accept (something ): they pitched the story to various magazines and newspapers. 5 [ with obj. ] set up and fix in position: we pitched camp for the night. • Cricket fix (the stumps ) in the ground and place the bails in preparation for play. 6 [ no obj. ] (of a moving ship, aircraft, or vehicle ) rock or oscillate around a lateral axis, so that the front moves up and down: the little steamer pressed on, pitching gently. • (of a vehicle ) move with a vigorous jolting motion: a Land Rover came pitching round the hillside. 7 [ with obj. ] cause (a roof ) to slope downwards from the ridge: the roof was pitched at an angle of 75 degrees. • [ no obj. ] slope downwards: the ravine pitches down to the creek. 8 [ with obj. ] pave (a road ) with stones. 9 [ with obj. ] (in brewing ) add yeast to (wort ) to induce fermentation. PHRASES make a pitch make a bid to obtain a contract or other business. PHRASAL VERBS pitch someone /thing against informal pit someone or something against. pitch in informal vigorously join in to help with a task or activity. • join in a fight or dispute. pitch into informal vigorously tackle or begin to deal with. • forcefully assault. pitch up informal turn up; arrive. pitch something up (or pitch up ) Cricket bowl a ball so that it bounces near the batsman. ORIGIN Middle English (as a verb in the senses ‘thrust (something pointed ) into the ground ’ and ‘fall headlong ’): perhaps related to Old English picung ‘stigmata ’, of unknown ultimate origin. The sense development is obscure.

 

pitch

pitch 2 |pɪtʃ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a sticky resinous black or dark brown substance that is semi-liquid when hot and hardens when cold, obtained by distilling tar or turpentine and used for waterproofing. • any of various substances similar to pitch, such as asphalt or bitumen. ▶verb [ with obj. ] chiefly archaic cover, coat, or smear with pitch. ORIGIN Old English pic (noun ), pician (verb ), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch pek and German Pech; based on Latin pix, pic-.

 

pitch and putt

pitch and putt ▶noun [ mass noun ] a form of golf played on a miniature course in which the green can be reached in one stroke from the tee.

 

pitch and run

pitch and run ▶noun Golf a pitch shot with a lower trajectory and no backspin, so that the ball runs forward on landing.

 

pitch-and-toss

pitch-and-toss ▶noun [ mass noun ] a gambling game in which the player who manages to throw a coin closest to a mark gets to toss all the coins, winning those that land with the head up.

 

pitch bend

pitch bend |ˈpɪtʃbɛnd | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a facility in a synthesizer that enables the player to change the pitch of the note played by a small amount.

 

pitch-black

pitch-black (also pitch-dark ) ▶adjective completely dark. DERIVATIVES pitch-blackness noun

 

pitchblende

pitchblende |ˈpɪtʃblɛnd | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a form of the mineral uraninite occurring in brown or black pitch-like masses and containing radium. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from German Pechblende, from Pech ‘pitch ’ + Blende (see blende ).

 

pitch circle

pitch cir ¦cle ▶noun Mechanics an imaginary circle concentric to a toothed wheel, along which the pitch of the teeth is measured.

 

pitch control

pitch con |trol ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 control of the pitch of a helicopter's rotors or an aircraft's propellers. 2 control of the pitching motion of an aircraft.

 

pitched battle

pitched bat ¦tle ▶noun a battle in which the time and place are determined beforehand, rather than a casual or chance skirmish. • a violent confrontation involving large numbers of people.

 

pitcher

pitcher 1 |ˈpɪtʃə | ▶noun 1 a large jug. • the contents of a pitcher: a pitcher of water. 2 (pitchers ) broken pottery crushed and reused. 3 the modified leaf of a pitcher plant. DERIVATIVES pitcherful noun ( pl. pitcherfuls ) ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French pichier ‘pot ’, based on late Latin picarium.

 

pitcher

pitcher 2 |ˈpɪtʃə | ▶noun 1 Baseball the player who delivers the ball to the batter. 2 a stone used for paving.

 

pitcher plant

pitch ¦er plant ▶noun a plant with a deep pitcher-shaped pouch that contains fluid into which insects are attracted and drowned. Nutrients are then absorbed from their bodies by the plant. ●Three families, in particular Sarraceniaceae (New World ) and Nepenthaceae (Old World ): many species, including the purple-flowered Sarracenia purpurea, naturalized in Ireland.

 

pitchfork

pitch |fork |ˈpɪtʃfɔːk | ▶noun a farm tool with a long handle and two sharp metal prongs, used for lifting hay. ▶verb [ with obj. and adverbial of direction ] lift with a pitchfork. • thrust (someone ) suddenly into an unexpected and difficult situation: he was pitchforked into the job for six months. ORIGIN late Middle English: from earlier pickfork, influenced by the verb pitch 1 (because the tool is used for ‘pitching ’ or throwing sheaves on to a stack ).

 

pitchman

pitch |man |ˈpɪtʃmən | ▶noun ( pl. pitchmen |-mɛn | ) N. Amer. informal a person delivering a sales pitch.

 

pitchout

pitch |out |ˈpɪtʃaʊt | ▶noun 1 Baseball a pitch thrown intentionally beyond the reach of the batter to allow the catcher a clear throw at an advancing base runner. 2 American Football a lateral pass, especially from the quarterback to a running back.

 

pitch-perfect

pitch-per fect ▶adjective exactly right in tone, mood, or pitch: a pitch-perfect, hilarious sendup of a Ken Burns –style documentary.

 

pitch pine

pitch pine ▶noun a pine tree with hard, heavy, resinous timber that is used in building, especially the longleaf pine of North America.

 

pitch pipe

pitch-pipe ▶noun Music a small pipe blown to set the pitch for singing or tuning an instrument.

 

pitchpole

pitch |pole ▶verb [ no obj. ] dialect somersault. • Nautical (of a boat ) be overturned so that its stern pitches forward over its bows. ▶noun dialect a somersault. ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (as a noun ): from the verb pitch 1 + poll .

 

pitchside

pitchside |ˈpɪtʃsʌɪd | ▶noun the area adjacent to the side of a football or other sports pitch. ▶adjective & adverb at, on, or towards the side of a football or other sports pitch: [ as adj. ] : a pitchside briefing | [ as adv. ] : reporters will be pitchside with the fans.

 

pitchstone

pitch |stone |ˈpɪtʃstəʊn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Geology a dull vitreous rock resembling hardened pitch, formed by weathering of obsidian.

 

pitchy

pitchy |ˈpɪtʃi | ▶adjective ( pitchier, pitchiest ) like or as dark as pitch.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

pitch

pitch 1 noun 1 her voice rose in pitch: tone, timbre, key, modulation, frequency. 2 the pitch of the roof: gradient, slope, slant, angle, steepness, tilt, incline, inclination. 3 her anger reached such a pitch that she screamed: level, intensity, point, degree, height, extent. 4 a pitch of the ball: throw, fling, hurl, toss, lob; delivery; informal heave. 5 his sales pitch: patter, talk; informal spiel, line. ▶verb 1 she pitched the crumpled note into the fire: throw, toss, fling, hurl, cast, lob, flip, propel, bowl; informal chuck, sling, heave, peg. 2 he pitched overboard: fall, tumble, topple, plunge, plummet. 3 they pitched their tents: put up, set up, erect, raise. 4 the boat pitched: lurch, toss (about ), plunge, roll, reel, sway, rock, keel, list, wallow, labor. PHRASES make a pitch for we made a pitch for the Loman account, but we lost in the bidding: try to obtain, try to acquire, try to get, bid for, make a bid for. pitch in if we all pitch in, we can be out of here in thirty minutes: help (out ), assist, lend a hand, join in, participate, contribute, do one's bit, chip in, cooperate, collaborate.

 

pitch

pitch 2 noun cement coated with pitch: bitumen, asphalt, tar.

 

pitch-black

pitch-black adjective we ventured into the pitch-black tunnel: black, dark, pitch-dark, inky, jet-black, coal-black, jet, ebony; starless, moonless; literary Stygian.

 

pitcher

pitcher noun a pitcher of beer: jug, ewer, jar; creamer.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

pitch

pitch 1 noun 1 the umpires declared the pitch unfit for first-class cricket: playing field, field, ground, sports field; stadium, arena; Brit. close, park. 2 her voice rose in pitch: tone, timbre, sound, key, tonality, modulation, frequency. 3 the pitch of the roof: steepness, angle, gradient, slope, slant, tilt, incline, cant, rake, dip, inclination. 4 her frustration reached such a pitch that she screamed: level, intensity, point, degree, height, extent. 5 a pitch of the ball: throw, cast, fling, hurl, toss, delivery, lob; informal chuck, heave. 6 his sales pitch: patter, talk; informal spiel, line. 7 the street traders had already reserved their pitches: site, place, spot, station; Scottish stance; Brit. informal patch. 8 the pitch of the ship: lurch, pitching, lurching, roll, rolling, plunging, reeling, swaying, rocking, list, wallowing, labouring; rare keeling. PHRASES make a pitch for he made a clear pitch for the support of the left of the party: try to obtain, try to acquire, try to get, bid for, make a bid for. ▶verb 1 he crumpled the page up and pitched it into the fireplace: throw, toss, fling, hurl, cast, lob, launch, flip, shy, dash, aim, direct, propel, bowl; informal chuck, sling, heave, buzz, whang, bung; N. Amer. informal peg; Austral. informal hoy; NZ informal bish. 2 he pitched overboard: fall, fall headlong, tumble, topple, plunge, plummet, dive, take a nosedive, nosedive. 3 they pitched their tents for the night: put up, set up, erect, raise, position, fix in position, place, locate; set up camp. 4 the boat pitched sharply: lurch, toss (about ), plunge, roll, reel, sway, rock, flounder, keel, list, wallow, labour; Nautical pitchpole. PHRASES pitch in everyone pitched in to complete the task: help out, help, assist, lend a hand, join in, participate, play a part, contribute, do one's bit, chip in, cooperate, collaborate, put one's shoulder to the wheel; Brit. informal muck in, get stuck in. pitch into he pitched into the youths with such fury that they ran off: attack, turn on, lash out at, set upon, assault, fly at, lunge at, let fly at, tear into, weigh into, belabour; informal lay into, sail into, lace into, let someone have it, take a pop at; N. Amer. informal light into.

 

pitch

pitch 2 noun the cement is coated with pitch: bitumen, asphalt, tar. WORD LINKS pitch piceous relating to pitch Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

pitch-black

pitch-black adjective the sky was pitch-black | her pitch-black hair: black, dark, pitch-dark, black as pitch; inky, pitchy, starless, moonless, unilluminated, unlighted; jet-black, coal-black, jet, ebony, raven, sooty; literary sable, Stygian; rare Cimmerian.

 

pitcher

pitcher noun a pitcher of iced water: jug, ewer, jar, crock; N. Amer. creamer; historical jorum.

 

Duden Dictionary

Pitch

Pitch Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum , der oder das |P i tch pɪt͜ʃ |das oder der Pitch; Genitiv: des Pitchs, Plural: die Pitchs englisch pitch, 1: zu: to pitch = werfen, schleudern, stoßen; 2: zu: to pitch in der übertragenen Bedeutung »jemandem etwas schmackhaft machen; (Waren ) anbieten «1 a Wurf des Pitchers zum Schlagmann beim Baseball b Golf Annäherungsschlag; Pitchshot 2 a Wirtschaft Verkaufsgespräch b Wirtschaft Wettbewerb von Werbeagenturen um den Werbeetat eines Unternehmens

 

pitchen

pit chen schwaches Verb Golf |p i tchen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « englisch to pitch = werfen, schleudern den Ball mit einem kurzen Schlag zur Fahne spielen

 

Pitcher

Pit cher Substantiv, maskulin Baseball, Softball , der |P i tcher |der Pitcher; Genitiv: des Pitchers, Plural: die Pitcher Werfer (beim Baseball )

 

Pitcherin

Pit che rin Substantiv, feminin , die |P i tcherin |die Pitcherin; Genitiv: der Pitcherin, Plural: die Pitcherinnen weibliche Form zu Pitcher

 

Pitchpine

Pitch pine Substantiv, feminin , die |ˈpɪt͜ʃpa͜in |englisch pitchpine, aus: pitch = Harz und pine = Kiefer a (in Nordamerika wachsende ) Kiefer mit schwarzbrauner Rinde b Pitchpineholz

 

Pitchpineholz

Pitch pine holz Substantiv, Neutrum , das |P i tchpineholz |

 

Pitchshot

Pitch shot Substantiv, maskulin Golf , der |ˈpɪt͜ʃʃɔt |der Pitchshot; Genitiv: des Pitchshots, Plural: die Pitchshots englisch Schlag, bei dem der Ball zunächst steil ansteigt und nach dem Auffallen kaum noch rollt

 

French Dictionary

pitch

pitch FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour argumentaire (d ’une campagne publicitaire ), démonstration, présentation (d ’un projet ), résumé (d ’un film, d ’une émission ).

 

pitchpin

pitchpin n. m. nom masculin Pin d ’Amérique du Nord dont le bois est employé en ébénisterie. Prononciation Le n est muet, [pitʃpɛ̃ ]

 

Spanish Dictionary

pitcher

pitcher (también pícher )nombre común Jugador de béisbol que se encarga de lanzar con fuerza la pelota a la base, procurando que la atrape el catcher y que el bateador del equipo contrario no pueda golpearla con el bate .Se pronuncia aproximadamente ‘pícher ’.Se usa más en América .El plural es pitchers .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

pitch

pitch 1 /pɪtʃ /〖語源は 「地面に突き刺す 」〗(名 )pitcher 動詞 ～es /-ɪz /; ～ed /-t /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〖～ A ＋副詞 〗(思いきり )A 〈物 〉を投げる , 投げ入れる (!副詞 はat, toなど場所 方向の表現 ) (→throw 類義 )▸ He pitched a glass at me .彼はグラスを私の方へ投げつけた ▸ One athlete pitched questions to the coach .1人の選手がコーチに質問を投げかけた 2 〘野球 〙〖～ (A ) B 〗(A 〈人 〉に )B 〈ボール 〉を投げる ; 〈試合 〉の投手を務める ; 〘ゴルフ クリケット 〙〈ボール 〉を床 [地面 ]に打ち付ける ; 〘ゴルフ 〙〈ボール 〉をピッチショットする ▸ Steve pitched me a fastball .スティーブは私に速球を投げた ▸ pitch 2 1 /3 innings in relief リリーフとして2回と3分の1を投げる 3 «…の方へ » 〈人 物 〉を急に強く投げる , 倒す ; ｟比喩的に ｠【新しい状況へ 】…を放り出す , 追いやる «into » ▸ I was pitched into darkness .私は突然暗やみに放り出された 4 【人に 】〈説明など 〉を合わせる , 設定する «at » ▸ He pitched his speech at a young audience .彼は若い聴衆に演説のレベルを合わせた 5 (一定の水準に )〈値段 〉を設定する , 据え置く ▸ The price for the new product was pitched very low .新製品の価格はとても安く設定された 6 【一定の高さに 】〈声 音 〉を 合わせる , «…のレベルまで » 上げる «at » ▸ She was pitching her voice higher .彼女はだんだん声を高くしていった 7 〈テント 〉を立てる, 〈キャンプ 〉を設営する (put up )▸ pitch one's tent in the campsite キャンプ場でテントを張る 8 ｟主に米 くだけて ｠〈商品など 〉を売り込む .9 〈屋根 〉に傾斜を付ける .自動詞 1 〘野球 〙〈投手が 〉 (打者に )ボールを投げる , 投手を務める ; 〘ゴルフ クリケット 〙〈ボールが 〉地面に当たる ; 〘ゴルフ 〙ピッチショットする .2 〖～＋副詞 〗急に激しく倒れる (!副詞 は場所 方向の表現 ) ▸ pitch forward 前に倒れる 3 〈船 飛行機が 〉縦揺れする, (激しく )上下に揺れる , ピッチングする (↔roll )▸ He was on the pitching deck of a ship .彼は揺れる船の甲板にいた 4 ｟主に米 くだけて ｠商品を売り込む ▸ The company is pitching hard for more business .その会社はより多くの取引をしようと熱心に商品を売り込んでいる 5 〖～ ＋副詞 〗〈丘 滝などが 〉下降している , 下り坂である ; 〈屋根などが 〉傾斜している (!副詞 は様態などの表現 ) ▸ pitch steeply 急勾配 （こうばい ）になっている p ì tch í n ｟くだけて ｠1 «…で » 援助する, 協力する «with » .2 どんどん食べる, 存分に食べる .p í tch into A ｟くだけて ｠1 (言葉 暴力で )A 〈人 〉を攻撃する, しかりとばす .2 A 〈仕事 〉に気合を入れて取りかかる .p í tch on [upon ] A さっとAを選ぶ, Aにたどり着く .p ì tch ó ut 〘野球 〙〈投手が 〉ピッチアウトする .p ì tch A ó ut [ó ut A ]A 〈人 物 〉を放り出す, 追い出す, 捨てる .p ì tch ú p ｟英 くだけて ｠〈人が 〉やってくる .名詞 複 ～es /-ɪz /1 C ｟英 ｠競技区域 , 場内 , フィールド (｟米 ｠field )▸ a rugby pitch ラグビーのフィールド 2 C 〘野球 〙(ピッチャーの )投球 , 送球 (方法 ), ピッチング ▸ The next pitch was a ball .次の投球はボールだった ▸ inside pitches インコースの球 3 U C (感情 意見 状況の )度合い , 強さ , 程度 , 水準 ▸ The shouting reached fever pitch .叫び声が熱狂的なまでに高まった ▸ The anger was at a high pitch .怒りは最高潮に達した 4 U 音調 , 音の高さ , ピッチ .5 C ｟くだけて ｠売り込み , 宣伝 ▸ a telephone sales pitch 電話による売り込み 6 C (船 飛行機の )縦揺れ (↔roll ).7 U C 〘建 〙(屋根などの )勾配 （こうばい ）, 傾斜 (度 ).8 C ｟英 ｠(露天商の )いつも店を出す所 ; (大道芸人の )演技場所 .9 C 〘ゴルフ 〙ピッチショット (pitch shot ) 〘バックスピンをかけ高く打ち上げる打法 〙.m à ke a [one's ] p í tch for A ｟主に米 ｠A 〈物 事 〉を得ようと努力をする ▸ She made her pitch for the role .彼女はその役につきたくて自分を売り込んだ qu è er A's p í tch ＝qu è er the p í tch for A A 〈人 〉の計画 [機会 ]をだめにする .～́ inv à sion (競技場への )観客のなだれ込み .～́ p ì pe 〘楽 〙調律笛 .

 

pitch

pitch 2 名詞 U ピッチ 〘防水 防腐塗装用 〙; 瀝青 （れきせい ）〘アスファルトなど 〙▸ You can't touch pitch without being defiled .｟ことわざ ｠朱に交われば赤くなる (as ) bl à ck [d à rk ] as p í tch 真っ黒 [真っ暗 ]な .動詞 他動詞 …にピッチを塗る .～́ p ì ne 松やにをとるマツ .

 

pitch-black

p ì tch-bl á ck 形容詞 真っ黒な ; 真っ暗な .

 

pitchblende

p í tch bl è nde /-blènd /名詞 U 〘鉱 〙瀝青 （れきせい ）ウラン鉱 .

 

pitch-dark

p ì tch-d á rk 形容詞 真っ暗な .～ness 名詞

 

pitched

pitched /-t /形容詞 〈屋根などが 〉傾斜のある .～̀ b á ttle 1 激論, 激戦 .2 会戦 .～́ r ò of 〘建 〙勾配 （こうばい ）屋根 .

 

pitcher

pitch er 1 /pɪ́tʃə r /名詞 C 1 ｟主に米 /英 古 詩 ｠水差し, ピッチャー (｟英 ｠jug ) 〘口が広く, 耳形の取っ手付き 〙▸ Little pitchers have long ears .｟ことわざ ｠小さい水差しには長い取っ手がある ; 子供は早耳 ▸ Pitchers have ears .｟ことわざ ｠壁に耳あり 2 ｟英 ｠(大型の )水入れ 〘陶製で口が狭く, 取っ手付き 〙.3 ＝pitcherful .～́ pl à nt 〘植 〙袋葉植物 〘ウツボカズラなど 〙.

 

pitcher

pitch er 2 /pɪ́tʃə r /→pitch 1 名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 投げる人 ; 〘野球 〙投手 , ピッチャー (→baseball )▸ a winning [losing ] pitcher 勝利 [敗戦 ]投手 ▸ a starting [relief ] pitcher 先発 [リリーフ ]投手 ▸ a right-handed pitcher 右腕投手 2 (道路の )敷石 .3 〘ゴルフ 〙7番アイアン .～̀ 's b á ttle [d ú el ]〘野球 〙投手戦 .～́ 's m ò und 〘野球 〙ピッチャーマウンド .～́ 's pl à te 〘野球 〙ピッチャープレート .

 

pitcherful

p í tch er f ù l /-fʊ̀l /名詞 C 水差し1杯分 (の量 ).

 

pitchfork

p í tch f ò rk 名詞 C (干し草用の2 [3つ ]叉 （また ）の ) (ピッチ )フォーク .動詞 他動詞 1 〈干し草など 〉をフォークでかき [投げ ]上げる .2 【地位などに 】〈人 〉を無理に付ける «into » .

 

pitching

p í tch ing 名詞 U 1 投げる [ほうる ]こと ; 〘野球 〙投球 .2 舗道の敷石 .3 (船 飛行機の )縦揺れ, ピッチング .

 

pitchman

p í tch man /-mən /名詞 複 -men C ｟米 くだけて ｠1 露天 [大道 ]商人 (｟男女共用 ｠sidewalk vendor [seller ]).2 宣伝マン, セールスマン 〘特に, テレビ ラジオで商品を宣伝する人 〙.3 行商人 (｟男女共用 ｠peddler ).