pitch
To cover or smear with pitchTo cover or smear with pitch.
» It's pitch black outside.
На улице тьма кромешная. — sharptoothed
Снаружи не видно ни зги. — corvard
На вулиці темно як у льоху. — deniko
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25 sensesTo cover or smear with pitch.
set to a certain 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.
(transitive)To throw.
He pitched the horseshoe.
werfen
броса́тьbrosátʹ, бро́ситьbrósitʹ
throw or toss with a light motion
(intransitive, transitive)To throw (the ball) toward a batter at home plate.
The hurler pitched a curveball.
He pitched high and inside.
werfen
подава́тьpodavátʹ, пода́тьpodátʹ
throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball
(intransitive)To play baseball in the position of pitcher.
Bob pitches today.
stampfen
(transitive)To throw away; discard.
He pitched the candy wrapper.
wegwerfen
(transitive)To promote, advertise, or attempt to sell.
He pitched the idea for months with no takers.
werben, bewerben
(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.
aufschlagen
ста́витьstávitʹ
(intransitive)To fix or place a tent or temporary habitation; to encamp.
aufschlagen
поста́витьpostávitʹ, помести́тьpomestítʹ
(ambitransitive)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.
stampfen, neigen
(transitive)To set at an angle, especially a downwards one; to cause to tilt.
be at an angle
Examples
335 sentencesIt's pitch black outside.
На вулиці темно як у льоху. — deniko
ruНа улице тьма кромешная. — sharptoothed
I have perfect pitch.
У мене абсолютний слух. — deniko
ruУ меня абсолютный слух. — fjay69
deIch habe das absolute Gehör. — raggione
Tom has a low-pitched voice.
У Тома низький голос. — deniko
ruУ Тома низкий голос. — andy
deTom hat eine tiefe Stimme. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
We pitched our tents before it got dark.
Ми поставили намети до того, як стемніло. — riveranino
ruМы разбили палатки, до того как стемнело. — odexed
deWir bauten unsere Zelte auf bevor es dunkel wurde. — Esperantostern
It's pitch black.
Темно, хоч око виколи. — deniko
deEs ist zappenduster. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 4
By meaning 6
Origin
From Middle English picche, piche, pich, from Old English piċ, from Proto-West Germanic *pFrom Middle English picche, piche, pich, from Old English piċ, from Proto-West Germanic *pik, from Latin pix. Cognate with Ancient Greek πίσσα (píssa, “pitch, tar”), Latin pīnus (“pine”). More at pine. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Pik (“pitch, tar”), Dutch pek (“pitch, tar”), German Low German Pick (“pitch, tar”), German Pech (“pitch, tar”), Catalan pega (“pitch”), Spanish pegar (“to stick, glue”), Franco-Provençal pouatche (“sap from a pine”) and French poix (“sap”). The adjective is probably back-formed from pitch-black, reinterpreting "pitch" as meaning "intense(ly)".
From Middle English picchen, pycchen (“to thrust in, fasten, settle”), from Old English *piċċan, from Proto-West Germanic *pikkijan, a variant of Proto-West Germanic *pikkōn (“to pick, peck”), whence Middle English pikken, picken (“to pick, pierce”), modern English pick.
Unknown. Perhaps from the above sense of "inclination", "level", or "degree", or influenced by it.
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Forms
pitches, pitching, pitched, pitchedPhrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbs- pitch upTo arrive; to turn up.
- pitch outTo intentionally throw the ball outside to the catcher who stands up with the pitch for the purpose of enabling the catcher to throw out a runner
- pitch onTo throw (something) onto (something).
- pitch inTo help out; lend assistance; contribute; to do one's part to help.
- pitch intoTo attack; to assault; to abuse.
- pitch aroundTo intentionally throw pitches which are slightly out of the strike zone, hoping that the batter will swing wildly at a pitch, but assuming that you will walk him
Synonyms
76 synonymsWord family
23 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- B2Intonation — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
Collocations
12 patterns- pitch the tent
- pitch our tent
- place to pitch
- pitch my tent
- pitch your tent
- to pitch our
- pitch black
- to pitch the
- want to pitch
- pitch his tent
- was pitch black
- perfect pitch
See also
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