n. 25B6; noun
the pitch was unfit for cricket : PLAYING FIELD, field, ground, sports field; stadium, arena; Brit. park.
her voice rose in pitch : TONE, timbre, key, modulation, frequency.
the pitch of the roof : GRADIENT, slope, slant, angle, steepness, tilt, incline, inclination.
her anger reached such a pitch that she screamed : LEVEL, intensity, point, degree, height, extent.
a pitch of the ball : THROW, fling, hurl, toss, lob; delivery; informal chuck, heave.
his sales pitch : PATTER, talk; informal spiel, line.
street traders reserved their pitches : SITE, place, spot, station; Scottish stance; Brit. informal patch.
25B6; verb
he pitched the note into the fire : THROW, toss, fling, hurl, cast, lob, flip, propel, bowl; informal chuck, sling, heave, bung; N. Amer. informal peg; Austral. informal hoy; NZ informal bish; dated shy.
he pitched overboard : FALL, tumble, topple, plunge, plummet.
they pitched their tents : PUT UP, set up, erect, raise.
the boat pitched : LURCH, toss (about), plunge, roll, reel, sway, rock, keel, list, wallow, labour.
25A0; make a pitch for TRY TO OBTAIN, try to acquire, try to get, bid for, make a bid for.
25A0; pitch in HELP (OUT), assist, lend a hand, join in, participate, contribute, do one's bit, chip in, cooperate, collaborate; Brit. informal muck in.
25A0; pitch into ATTACK, turn on, lash out at, set upon, assault, fly at, tear into, weigh into, belabour; informal lay into, let someone have it, take a pop at; N. Amer. informal light into.