pitch
17
2.6
- noun
- /pɪtʃ/
- UK
- Dressed in a T-shirt and shorts, Smith is happy to join his clients on the pitch when the match begins.
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Watch on YouTubeThat's, you know, the football pitch, the middle part.
- That's, you know, the football pitch, the middle part.
- You step in, you step on the pitch you're on, right?
- Next day, everybody on that pitch said they seen it.
- So we're going to go to a local like football pitch playing big field area.
- Maradona on the pitch, a genius off the pitch, something else.
- Tight ground, tight pitch, son, away to Arsenal, difficult game.
- And he says no football today, pitch waterlogged.
- If you get hurt on the pitch or on the field, you fall down, you're hurt.
- But as I said, you do not want to meet them on a hockey pitch on the other hand.
- On the topic of AB, yesterday there was a play on the pitch at the Emirates.
- He's been sent off and I went anyone on that pitch?
Examples
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That's, you know, the football pitch, the middle part.
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It's a tight pitch, hard to play through.
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Will you do me a favor, and lead them out onto the pitch?
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I positioned myself at the beginning of the pitch, a little to the right.
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You've earned a lot of praise on the pitch.
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The soccer team gathered on the pitch for their final practice before the championship match.
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As the players stepped onto the pitch, the crowd erupted in cheers and excitement.
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During the game, the referee called a foul that occurred near the edge of the pitch.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
An area marked for playing sports like soccer
16
1.5
An area of land prepared and marked for playing sports
16
1.0
An area of grass or artificial grass marked for playing soccer with goalposts
4
1.8
An area marked and prepared for sports, like a field or court
4
2.1
An area of land people prepare and keep for playing sports like soccer or track
Idioms
Compounds
- Jargon
7
6.3
In baseball, a pitch the catcher cannot catch that lets a base runner advance
- Jargon
1
8.6
A ball thrown close to the batter to make them move away from home plate or feel scared
- Specialized
1
6.6
A small device that plays a musical note to help singers or musicians find the right starting note
- Specialized
1
9.9
A rare ability to name or sing a musical note without any other note to compare
- Specialized
1
5.8
A large pine tree from eastern North America that people use for its wood and sticky sap
- Jargon
1
7.3
To throw the ball outside the strike zone to stop a runner from stealing a base
- Specialized
1
7.7
A part of a plane with blades you can angle to work better at different speeds
- Specialized
1
5.3
A standard note that instruments tune to, usually the A above middle C at 440 Hz
- Specialized
1
8.8
A change in high or low voice on a part of a word that changes meaning
- Archaic
A card game where the first card played decides which suit wins over others
- Specialized
A thick dark sticky substance like tar that comes from oil or from the ground and is used for waterproofing
- Specialized
A standard note for tuning instruments where the A above middle C is 440
A large pine tree from eastern North America with three needles in each cluster and thick, rough bark
- Specialized
A standard musical note used to tune instruments, usually the A above middle C at 440 hertz
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Etymology
Pitch for a sports field comes from the idea of a 'place you pitch' something, like where you set up a tent or a stall, so the pitch is the marked place where the game is played.