pitch
zelfstandig naamwoord
1 pitch
The property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration.
Roget 210:
summit,
summity†;
top,
peak,
vertex,
apex,
zenith,
pinnacle,
acme,
culmination,
meridian,
utmost height,
ne plus utra,
height,
pitch,
maximum,
climax,
culminating point,
crowning point,
turning point;
turn of the tide,
fountain head;
water shed,
water parting;
sky,
pole.
tip,
tip top;
crest,
crow's nest,
cap,
truck,
nib;
end
etc.
67;
crown,
brow;
head,
nob†,
noddle†,
pate;
capsheaf†.
high places,
heights.
topgallant mast,
sky scraper;
quarter deck,
hurricane deck.
architrave,
frieze,
cornice,
coping stone,
zoophorus†,
capital,
epistyle†,
sconce,
pediment,
entablature†;
tympanum;
ceiling
etc.
(covering)
223.
attic,
loft,
garret,
house top,
upper story.
[metaphorical use]
summit conference,
summit;
peak of achievement,
peak of performance;
peaks and troughs,
peaks and valleys
(in graphs).
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Roget 26:
degree,
grade,
extent,
measure,
amount,
ratio,
stint,
standard,
height,
pitch;
reach,
amplitude,
range,
scope,
caliber;
gradation,
shade;
tenor,
compass;
sphere,
station,
rank,
standing;
rate,
way,
sort.
point,
mark,
stage
etc.
(term)
71;
intensity,
strength
etc.
(greatness)
31.
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Roget 71:
term,
rank,
station,
stage,
step;
degree
etc.
26;
scale,
remove,
grade,
link,
peg,
round of the ladder,
status,
position,
place,
point,
mark,
pas,
period,
pitch;
stand,
standing;
footing,
range.
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Roget 413:
melody,
rhythm,
measure;
rhyme
etc.
(poetry)
597.
pitch,
timbre,
intonation,
tone.
scale,
gamut;
diapason;
diatonic chromatic scale†,
enharmonic scale†;
key,
clef,
chords.
modulation,
temperament,
syncope,
syncopation,
preparation,
suspension,
resolution.
staff,
stave,
line,
space,
brace;
bar,
rest;
appoggiato†,
appoggiatura†;
acciaccatura†.
note,
musical note,
notes of a scale;
sharp,
flat,
natural;
high note
etc.
(shrillness)
410;
low note
etc.
408;
interval;
semitone;
second,
third,
fourth
&c.;
diatessaron†.
breve,
semibreve [Mus.],
minim,
crotchet,
quaver;
semiquaver,
demisemiquaver,
hemidemisemiquaver;
sustained note,
drone,
burden.
tonic;
key note,
leading note,
fundamental note;
supertonic†,
mediant†,
dominant;
submediant†,
subdominant†;
octave,
tetrachord†;
major key,
minor key,
major scale,
minor scale,
major mode,
minor mode;
passage,
phrase.
concord,
harmony;
emmeleia†;
unison,
unisonance†;
chime,
homophony;
euphony,
euphonism†;
tonality;
consonance;
consent;
part.
[Science of harmony]
harmony,
harmonics;
thorough-bass,
fundamental-bass;
counterpoint;
faburden†.
piece of music
etc.
415 [Fr.];
composer,
harmonist†,
contrapuntist
(musician)
416.
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Roget 206:
height,
altitude,
elevation;
eminence,
pitch;
loftiness
etc.
adj.;
sublimity.
tallness
etc.
adj.;
stature,
procerity†;
prominence
etc.
250.
colossus
etc.
(size)
192;
giant,
grenadier,
giraffe,
camelopard.
mount,
mountain;
hill alto,
butte [U.S.],
monticle†,
fell,
knap†;
cape;
headland,
foreland†;
promontory;
ridge,
hog's back,
dune;
rising ground,
vantage ground;
down;
moor,
moorland;
Alp;
uplands,
highlands;
heights
etc.
(summit)
210;
knob,
loma†,
pena [U.S.],
picacho†,
tump†;
knoll,
hummock,
hillock,
barrow,
mound,
mole;
steeps,
bluff,
cliff,
craig†,
tor†,
peak,
pike,
clough†;
escarpment,
edge,
ledge,
brae;
dizzy height.
tower,
pillar,
column,
obelisk,
monument,
steeple,
spire,
minaret,
campanile,
turret,
dome,
cupola;
skyscraper.
pole,
pikestaff,
maypole,
flagstaff;
top mast,
topgallant mast.
ceiling
etc.
(covering)
223.
high water;
high tide,
flood tide,
spring tide.
altimetry
etc.
(angel)
244†;
batophobia†.
satellite,
spy-in-the-sky.
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Nederlands: toonhoogte, geluid, klankkleur, timbre, toon
Pools: wysokość
2 pitch
baseball The act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter.
synoniem: delivery.
Nederlands: pitch
3 pitch
A vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk).
4 pitch
5 pitch
Degree of deviation from a horizontal plane:
— The roof had a steep pitch.
synoniemen: rake, slant.
Pools: skos, ukos
6 pitch
Any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue.
synoniem: tar.
Roget 356a:
resin,
rosin;
gum;
lac,
sealing wax;
amber,
ambergris;
bitumen,
pitch,
tar;
asphalt,
asphaltum;
camphor;
varnish,
copal†,
mastic,
magilp†,
lacquer,
japan.
artificial resin,
polymer;
ion-exchange resin,
cation-exchange resin,
anion exchange resin,
water softener,
Amberlite†,
Dowex [Chem],
Diaion.
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Nederlands: koolteer, hars, pek, pik, teer
Pools: smoła
7 pitch
A sports field with predetermined dimensions for playing soccer.
synoniem: soccer field.
8 pitch
A high approach shot in golf.
synoniem: pitch shot.
9 pitch
An all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump.
synoniem: auction pitch.
10 pitch
Abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance):
— The pitching and tossing was quite exciting.
synoniemen: lurch, pitching.
11 pitch
The action or manner of throwing something.
werkwoord
1 pitch
Throw or toss with a light motion.
synoniemen: flip, sky, toss.
Roget 308:
depress,
lower,
let down,
take down,
let down a peg,
take down a peg;
cast;
let drop,
let fall;
sink,
debase,
bring low,
abase,
reduce,
detrude†,
pitch,
precipitate.
overthrow,
overturn,
overset†;
upset,
subvert,
prostate,
level,
fell;
cast down,
take down,
throw down,
fling down,
dash down,
pull down,
cut down,
knock down,
hew down;
raze,
raze to the ground,
rase to the ground†;
trample in the dust,
pull about one's ears.
sit,
sit down;
couch,
squat,
crouch,
stoop,
bend,
bow;
courtesy,
curtsy;
bob,
duck,
dip,
kneel;
bend the knee,
bow the knee,
bend the head,
bow the head;
cower;
recline
etc.
(be horizontal)
213.
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Roget 284:
propel,
project,
throw,
fling,
cast,
pitch,
chuck,
toss,
jerk,
heave,
shy,
hurl;
flirt,
fillip.
dart,
lance,
tilt;
ejaculate,
jaculate†;
fulminate,
bolt,
drive,
sling,
pitchfork.
send;
send off,
let off,
fire off;
discharge,
shoot;
launch,
release,
send forth,
let fly;
put in orbit,
send into orbit,
launch into orbit dash.
put in motion,
set in motion;
set agoing†,
start;
give a start,
give an impulse to;
impel
etc.
276;
trundle
etc.
(set in rotation)
312;
expel
etc.
297.
carry one off one's legs;
put to flight.
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Roget 184:
place,
situate,
locate,
localize,
make a place for,
put,
lay,
set,
seat,
station,
lodge,
quarter,
post,
install;
house,
stow;
establish,
fix,
pin,
root;
graft;
plant
etc.
(insert)
300;
shelve,
pitch,
camp,
lay down,
deposit,
reposit†;
cradle;
moor,
tether,
picket;
pack,
tuck in;
embed,
imbed;
vest,
invest in.
billet on,
quarter upon,
saddle with;
load,
lade,
freight;
pocket,
put up,
bag.
inhabit
etc.
(be present)
186;
domesticate,
colonize;
take root,
strike root;
anchor;
cast anchor,
come to an anchor;
sit down,
settle down;
settle;
take up one's abode,
take up one's quarters;
plant oneself,
establish oneself,
locate oneself;
squat,
perch,
hive,
se nicher [Fr.],
bivouac,
burrow,
get a footing;
encamp,
pitch one's tent;
put up at,
put up one's horses at;
keep house.
endenizen†,
naturalize,
adopt.
put back,
replace
etc.
(restore)
660.
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Roget 314:
oscillate;
vibrate,
librate†;
alternate,
undulate,
wave;
rock,
swing;
pulsate,
beat;
wag,
waggle;
nod,
bob,
courtesy,
curtsy;
tick;
play;
wamble†,
wabble†;
dangle,
swag.
fluctuate,
dance,
curvet,
reel,
quake;
quiver,
quaver;
shake,
flicker;
wriggle;
roll,
toss,
pitch;
flounder,
stagger,
totter;
move up and down,
bob up and down
etc.
adv.;
pass and repass,
ebb and flow,
come and go;
vacillate
etc.
605;
teeter [U.S.].
brandish,
shake,
flourish.
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2 pitch
Move abruptly.
synoniemen: lurch, shift.
Roget 306:
descend;
go down,
drop down,
come down;
fall,
gravitate,
drop,
slip,
slide,
rappel,
settle;
plunge,
plummet,
crash;
decline,
set,
sink,
droop,
come down a peg;
slump.
dismount,
alight,
light,
get down;
swoop;
stoop
etc.
308;
fall prostrate,
precipitate oneself;
let fall
etc.
308.
tumble,
trip,
stumble,
titubate†,
lurch,
pitch,
swag,
topple,
topple over,
tumble over,
topple down,
tumble down;
tilt,
sprawl,
plump down,
come down a cropper.
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3 pitch
4 pitch
5 pitch
Sell or offer for sale from place to place.
synoniemen: hawk, huckster, monger, peddle, vend.
Nederlands: tappen, dealen, aan de deur verkopen, colporteren, leuren, uitventen, venten
6 pitch
Be at an angle.
synoniemen: incline, slope.
Nederlands: glooien, hellen
7 pitch
8 pitch
Erect and fasten:
— Pitch a tent.
synoniem: set up.
9 pitch
Throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball:
— The pitcher delivered the ball.
synoniem: deliver.
10 pitch
Hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin.
11 pitch
Lead (a card) and establish the trump suit.
12 pitch
Set the level or character of:
— She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience.
synoniem: gear.
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