⚾ A throw ⚾ To throw 🗣️ A presentation 💡 To present 🎵 Sound level ⛵ To tilt suddenly 🏟️ A sports field ⛺ To set up 🚢 Up-down motion 📐 Slope angle 🛢️ Sticky tar 🃏 A card game

to pitch

17 5.1

To tilt or fall suddenly, often in a vehicle

verb
/pɪtʃ/

: inclinarse

Hallenbeck is already moving, pitching to one side, throwing himself and Jimmy down the hillside.

Examples

We're gonna start to pitch around to line up with the LEM.

Apollo 13 (1995)
The plane drops lower and lower, pitching and yawing in the wind.

Fiction book (1993)
Roll left, roll right, pitch up, and pitch down.
Alex and the boy are violently pitched forward and out of the boat.

Fiction book (1993)
We pitched nose down.

Flight (2012)
The exercises are imaginative and pitched at the appropriate level for beginners.

Academic text (2003)
Before Reith or the others could protest, the boat had pitched over the verge.

Fiction book (1993)
The specks vanished as the river took a deep turn and pitched down a steep grade.

Fiction book (1993)
You don't have three-wheel brakes, so you got to pitch it hard, break it loose and then just drive it with the throttle.

Cars (2006)
The bus suddenly pitched to one side as it took the sharp turn too quickly.

Synonyms

to tilt

vsto pitch

124 2.0

To move into a sloping or leaning position

is an abrupt uncontrolled tip or forward drop rather than planned leaning

to lurch

vsto pitch

40 5.6

To move suddenly and unsteadily, often forward or to one side

is sudden tipping or falling in vehicles caused by quick movement

toss

vsto pitch

9 2.0

A quick movement of the head or body

is sudden tipping or dropping rather than a brief sharp gesture

to list

vsto pitch

9 8.8

To tilt to one side, often describing a ship

is a sudden tipping or falling motion, not a slow steady lean

sway

vsto pitch

6 3.5

A movement from side to side, like a bridge or ship

is a sudden tipping or falling motion rather than a gentle rocking move

heave

vsto pitch

1 4.6

A regular rising and falling movement like waves

is sudden sideways or forward tipping rather than a vertical rhythmic motion

Antonyms

to stabilize

176 3.7

To make something steady so it stops moving or falling

to upright

1 3.8

To make something stand up again after it falls

Idioms

at fever pitch

2 5.6

A time when excitement or tension is very high

Phrasal Verbs

to pitch in

56 3.3

Join others to give work, help, or money for a shared task

to pitch a tent

7 2.9

To put up a tent for camping

to pitch-out

Jargon

1 7.0

To throw the ball outside the strike zone to stop a runner from stealing or sideways to a teammate

to queer someone's pitch

Archaic

1 9.9

To spoil someone's plans so they cannot succeed

to pitch into

NSFW

7.8

To attack someone with your body or with strong words

Compounds

high pitch

38 3.4

A thin, sharp sound at the top of a voice, like a mosquito buzz

sales pitch

29 3.2

A short talk to convince someone to buy something

pitch black

9 3.2

Completely dark with no light at all

fever pitch

Informal

9 5.3

A time when people feel very strong excitement together

wild pitch

Jargon

7 6.3

In baseball, a pitch the catcher cannot catch that lets a base runner advance

pitch-perfect

6 6.0

Exactly right in tone or performance

perfect pitch

6 9.6

To hear or sing a musical note without hearing another note first

pitch-dark

5 3.4

There is no light at all, like a room with no windows

low pitch

3 3.4

A deep sound that you hear in music or a person's voice

pitch blackness

1 4.4

Complete darkness with no light at all

off-speed pitch

Jargon

1 7.6

A baseball throw slower than a fastball that fools the batter

brushback pitch

Jargon

1 8.6

A ball thrown close to the batter to make them move away from home plate or feel scared

pitch pipe

Specialized

1 6.6

A small device that plays a musical note to help singers or musicians find the right starting note

absolute pitch

Specialized

1 9.9

A rare ability to name or sing a musical note without any other note to compare

pitch-out

Jargon

1 6.1

A sideways pass by the quarterback to a teammate, often a running back

pitch shot

Jargon

1 4.9

A high, short golf shot that lands softly near the hole

pitch pine

Specialized

1 5.8

A large pine tree from eastern North America that people use for its wood and sticky sap

pitch-out

Jargon

1 7.3

To throw the ball outside the strike zone to stop a runner from stealing a base

pitch-blackness

1 4.6

Complete darkness with no light at all

variable-pitch propeller

Specialized

1 7.7

A part of a plane with blades you can angle to work better at different speeds

concert pitch

Specialized

1 5.3

A standard note that instruments tune to, usually the A above middle C at 440 Hz

overhand pitch

1 6.5

A throw in baseball where the hand moves above the shoulder

pitch contour

Specialized

1 6.5

The way a voice or a tune goes up and down in sound

pitch accent

Specialized

1 8.8

A change in high or low voice on a part of a word that changes meaning

auction pitch

Archaic

9.9

A card game where the first card played decides which suit wins over others

mineral pitch

Specialized

9.3

A thick dark sticky substance like tar that comes from oil or from the ground and is used for waterproofing

international pitch

Specialized

6.5

A standard note for tuning instruments where the A above middle C is 440

northern pitch pine

7.5

A large pine tree from eastern North America with three needles in each cluster and thick, rough bark

philharmonic pitch

Specialized

7.9

A standard musical note used to tune instruments, usually the A above middle C at 440 hertz

pitch and toss

Archaic

9.7

A game where players throw coins at a mark and the closest wins

pitch apple

9.9

A tropical tree with thick shiny leaves and white or pink flowers

salesy pitch

Informal

7.9

A message that tries too hard to get you to buy something

submarine pitch

Jargon

7.5

A baseball throw made with the arm moving low, close to the ground

How Much

to capsize

20 6.0

to tip

167 1.8

to lurch

40 5.6

to pitch

17 5.1

tilt

21 2.8

to lean

590 1.5

Surface Forms

pitch infinitive

pitched past

pitched past participle

pitching present participle

pitches third person singular

Etymology

Pitch meaning 'to tilt or fall forward' is related to the idea of being thrown forward, so when a boat or vehicle pitches it moves or leans suddenly in that throwing direction.