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• Pitch — Pitch, v. t. [OE. picchen; akin to E. pick, pike.] 1. To throw, generally with a definite aim or purpose; to cast; to hurl; to toss; as, to pitch quoits; to pitch hay; to pitch a ball. [1913 Webster] 2. To thrust or plant in the ground, as stakes …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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

• Battle of Chillianwala — Part of Second Anglo Sikh War …   Wikipedia

• Battle of Komaki and Nagakute — Part of the Sengoku period Date 1584 Location Owari Province, Japan …   Wikipedia

• Pitch and Praise — Pitch Praise is a Christian, non denominational, event aimed at reaching out to high school students across Ontario. It draws crowds of over 2000 youth from all over Ontario, Canada. It started in 1974 and was held annually on the May long… …   Wikipedia

• Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother —   …   Wikipedia

• pitch against — ˈpitch a ˌgainst [transitive] often passive [present tense I/you/we/they pitch against he/she/it pitches against present participle pitching against past tense …   Useful english dictionary

• 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 — 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 — pitch1 [ pıtʃ ] noun ** ▸ 1 how high/low sound is ▸ 2 strength of emotion etc. ▸ 3 something you say to persuade ▸ 4 a throw of the ball ▸ 5 black sticky substance ▸ 6 slope of roof etc. ▸ 7 ship/aircraft movement ▸ 8 in climbing ▸ 9 high hit in… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English