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• Pitch — Pitch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pitched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pitching}.] [See {Pitch}, n.] 1. To cover over or smear with pitch. Gen. vi. 14. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: To darken; to blacken; to obscure. [1913 Webster] The welkin pitched with sullen could …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pitch — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. (also absol.) erect and fix (a tent, camp, etc.). 2 tr. a throw; fling. b (in games) throw (a flat object) towards a mark. 3 tr. fix or plant (a thing) in a definite position. 4 tr. express in a particular style or at a… …   Useful english dictionary

• pitch — I. , sb. RG. 410; [peys]. Alys. 1620; [pays]. Alys. 1630 v. a. == smear with pitch. HD. 707. part. ‘ipiched’ 94 β II. , v. a. == fix. pret. ‘pight.’ RG. 51, 29. part. ‘ypiȝt.’ RG. 48 …   Oldest English Words

• pitch — pitch1 [pich] n. [ME pich < OE pic < L pix (gen. picis) < IE base * pi , to be fat > FAT] 1. a black, sticky substance formed in the distillation of coal tar, wood tar, petroleum, etc. and used for waterproofing, roofing, pavements,… …   English World dictionary

• pitch — pitch1 pitchable, adj. /pich/, v.t. 1. to erect or set up (a tent, camp, or the like). 2. to put, set, or plant in a fixed or definite place or position. 3. to throw, fling, hurl, or toss. 4. Baseball. a. to deliver or serve (the ball) to the… …   Universalium

• pitch — I. /pɪtʃ / (say pich) verb (t) 1. to set up or erect (a tent, camp, etc.). 2. to put, set, or plant in a fixed or definite place or position (as cricket stumps, etc.). 3. to set or aim at a certain point, degree, level, etc.: he pitched his hopes …  

• pitch — I. noun Etymology: Middle English pich, from Old English pic, from Latin pic , pix; akin to Greek pissa pitch, Old Church Slavic pĭcĭlŭ Date: before 12th century 1. a black or dark viscous substance obtained as a residue in the distillation of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• pitch — I [[t]pɪtʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to erect or set up (a tent, camp, or the like) 2) to put, set, or plant in a fixed or definite place or position 3) to throw, fling, hurl, or toss 4) spo baseball a) to deliver or serve (the ball) to the batter b) spo to… …   From formal English to slang

• Pitch (card game) — Pitch Origin United States Alternative name(s) Setback, Auction Pitch, Bid Pitch, Smear Type Trick taking Players 2 7 (4 best) Cards 52 Deck Anglo American …   Wikipedia

• Smear (cards) — Infobox CardGame title =Smear subtitle = image link = image caption = alt names = Schmeir type = trick taking players = 2 4 play = card rank = A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 ages = num cards= 52 card deck = Anglo American origin = North America… …   Wikipedia

• Pitched — Pitch Pitch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pitched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pitching}.] [See {Pitch}, n.] 1. To cover over or smear with pitch. Gen. vi. 14. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: To darken; to blacken; to obscure. [1913 Webster] The welkin pitched with sullen …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English