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pitch
A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand.
(baseball) The act of pitching a baseball.
(sports) (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) The field on which cricket, soccer, rugby or field hockey is played. (In cricket, the pitch is in the centre of the field; see cricket pitch.) Not used in America, where "field" is the preferred word.
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 monospacefont.
(nautical, aviation) The degree to which a vehicle, especially a ship or aircraft, rotates on such an axis, tilting its bow or nose up or down. Compare with roll, yaw, and heave.
“The size of the overhang varies depending on the pitch of the roof and the amount of shade desired.”
“A deafening roar surrounded them, growing higher in pitch as the careening ship gathered speed.”
“He continued to look about nervously, rehearsing his sales pitch in his mind.”
pitchcapping
A form of torture used against suspected rebels during the period of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, in which hot pitch or tar was poured into a conical paper "cap", which was then forced onto the bound suspect's head, allowed to cool, and rapidly removed, taking with it a portion of the skin.
“American Idol viewers can attest that contestants have been regularly scolded for pitchiness.”
“Crunk-compatible synth lines played in Eastern scales brighten this new sonic landscape, while sub-bass provides oomph and Auto-Tune covers up any pitchiness in the vocals.”
