Definition of "pitch" in inglés

noun

A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.
- It is hard to get this pitch off my hand.
A dark, extremely viscous material still remaining after distilling crude oil and tar.
- They put pitch on the mast to protect it.
- The barrel was sealed with pitch.
- It was pitch black because there was no moon.
(geology) Pitchstone.

verb

To cover or smear with pitch.
To darken; to blacken; to obscure.
- 1704 (published), year written unknown, John Dryden, On the Death of Amyntas Soon he found / The welkin pitch'd with sullen clouds.

adjective

Very dark black; pitch-black.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:pitch.
(of a black color) Intense, deep, dark.

noun

A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand.
- a good pitch in quoits
(baseball) The act of pitching a baseball.
- The pitch was low and inside.
(sports, UK, Australia, New Zealand) The field on which cricket, soccer, rugby, gridiron or field hockey is played. (In cricket, the pitch is in the centre of the field; see cricket pitch.) (Not often used in the US or Canada, where "field" is the preferred word.)
- The teams met on the pitch.
(golf) A short, high, lofty shot that lands with backspin.
(rare) The field of battle.
An effort to sell or promote something.
- He gave me a sales pitch.
The distance between evenly spaced objects, e.g. the teeth of a saw or gear, the turns of a screw thread, the centres of holes, or letters in a monospace font.
- The pitch of pixels on the point scale is 72 pixels per inch.
- The pitch of this saw is perfect for that type of wood.
- A helical scan with a pitch of zero is equivalent to constant z-axis scanning.
The angle at which an object sits.
- the pitch of the roof or haystack
The rotation angle about the transverse axis.
An area in a market (or similar) allocated to a particular trader.
(by extension) The place where a busker performs, a prostitute solicits clients, or an illegal gambling game etc. is set up before the public.

verb

(transitive) To throw.
- He pitched the horseshoe.
(transitive or intransitive, baseball) To throw (the ball) toward a batter at home plate.
- The hurler pitched a curveball.
- He pitched high and inside.
(intransitive, baseball) To play baseball in the position of pitcher.
- Bob pitches today.
(transitive) To throw away; discard.
- He pitched the candy wrapper.
(transitive) To promote, advertise, or attempt to sell.
- He pitched the idea for months with no takers.
(transitive) To deliver in a certain tone or style, or with a certain audience in mind.
- At which level should I pitch my presentation?
(transitive) To assemble or erect (a tent). Also used figuratively.
- Pitch the tent over there.
(intransitive) To fix or place a tent or temporary habitation; to encamp.
(ambitransitive, aviation or nautical) To move so that the front of an aircraft or boat goes alternately up and down.
- The typhoon pitched the deck of the ship.
- The airplane pitched.
(transitive) To set at an angle, especially a downwards one; to cause to tilt.
(transitive, golf) To play a short, high, lofty shot that lands with backspin.
- The only way to get on the green from here is to pitch the ball over the bunker.
(intransitive, cricket) To bounce on the playing surface.
- The ball pitched well short of the batsman.
(intransitive, Bristol, of snow) To settle and build up, without melting.
(intransitive, archaic) To alight; to settle; to come to rest from flight.
(with on or upon) To fix one's choice.
(intransitive) To plunge or fall; especially, to fall forward; to decline or slope.
- to pitch from a precipice
- The field pitches toward the east.
(transitive) To set, face, or pave (an embankment or roadway) with rubble or undressed stones.
(transitive) To set or fix (a price or value).
(transitive, card games, slang) To discard (a card) for some gain.
To attack, or position or assemble for attack.
(brewing) To add yeast as a step while making beer

noun

(music, phonetics) The perceived frequency of a sound, note or electromagnetic wave.
- The pitch of middle "C" is familiar to many musicians.
(music) The standard to which a group of musical instruments are tuned or in which a piece is performed, usually by reference to the frequency to which the musical note A above middle C is tuned.
- Are we in baroque pitch for this one?
(music) In an a cappella group, the singer responsible for singing a note for the other members to tune themselves by.
- Bob, our pitch, let out a clear middle "C" and our conductor gave the signal to start.