- pitch
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 (BrE) sports field ⇨ See also ↑fieldADJECTIVE▪ all-weather, grass, synthetic▪ waterlogged▪ cricket, football, hockey, rugbyVERB + PITCH▪ invade, run onto▪
The pitch was invaded by angry fans.
PITCH + NOUN▪ invasion▪Police could do nothing to stop the pitch invasion.
PREPOSITION▪ off the pitch▪The players have just come off the pitch.
▪Negotiations about his transfer are continuing off the pitch.
▪ on a/the pitch▪He was the best player on the pitch today.
2 strength of feelingADJECTIVE▪ fever, high (esp. BrE)▪Excitement rose to fever pitch the day before the game.
▪Excitement rose to a fever pitch the day before the game. (AmE)
VERB + PITCH▪ reach, rise toPREPOSITION▪ pitch of▪to reach a high pitch of excitement
3 of a musical noteADJECTIVE▪ high, low▪ correct▪The instrument is not tuned to the correct pitch.
VERB + PITCH▪ fall in, rise in▪Her voice fell in pitch as she grew older.
▪ changePHRASES▪ have perfect pitch (= be able to recognize or produce any given note)4 talk/proposalADJECTIVE▪ sales▪ good, strongVERB + PITCH▪ deliver, do (informal), give, make▪a strong pitch delivered by advertising executives
▪Marcelo will be making his pitch to a small number of potential clients.
PITCH + NOUN▪ meetingPREPOSITION▪ pitch for▪The executives listened open-mouthed as she seamlessly delivered a pitch for their business.
▪ pitch to▪Farley was about to make a pitch to a big client.
▪His pitch to the business community was based on common sense.
5 in baseballADJECTIVE▪ wildVERB + PITCH▪ deliver, hit, make, throw▪ miss▪ call{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verb1 throw sb/move suddenlyADVERB▪ violently▪The explosion pitched her violently into the air.
▪The boat pitched violently in a heavy swell.
▪ forward, headlongPREPOSITION▪ from▪There was a loud bang and he was pitched from his seat.
▪ into▪If they hit any unseen obstacle they would be pitched headlong into the snow.
▪ out of2 set sth at a particular levelADVERB▪ deliberately▪Estimates have been deliberately pitched on the conservative side.
PREPOSITION▪ at▪The test is pitched at a high standard.
PHRASES▪ pitch sth high, pitch sth low▪The price has been pitched very high.
▪Her voice was pitched low.
3 in baseballADVERB▪ effectively, well▪Perez has pitched effectively this spring.
▪ poorlyPREPOSITION▪ for▪My dream was to pitch for the Yankees.
Pitch is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑boat
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
