I.
noun
1 ( BrE ) sports field ⇨ See also ↑ field
ADJECTIVE
▪ all-weather , grass , synthetic
▪ waterlogged
▪ cricket , football , hockey , rugby
VERB + PITCH
▪ invade , run onto
▪
The ~ was invaded by angry fans.
PITCH + NOUN
▪ invasion
▪
Police could do nothing to stop the ~ invasion.
PREPOSITION
▪ off the ~
▪
The players have just come off the ~.
▪
Negotiations about his transfer are continuing off the ~.
▪ on a/the ~
▪
He was the best player on the ~ today.
2 strength of feeling
ADJECTIVE
▪ fever , high ( esp. BrE )
▪
Excitement rose to fever ~ the day before the game.
▪
Excitement rose to a fever ~ the day before the game. ( AmE )
VERB + PITCH
▪ reach , rise to
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
to reach a high ~ of excitement
3 of a musical note
ADJECTIVE
▪ high , low
▪ correct
▪
The instrument is not tuned to the correct ~.
VERB + PITCH
▪ fall in , rise in
▪
Her voice fell in ~ as she grew older.
▪ change
PHRASES
▪ have perfect ~ (= be able to recognize or produce any given note)
4 talk/proposal
ADJECTIVE
▪ sales
▪ good , strong
VERB + PITCH
▪ deliver , do ( informal ), give , make
▪
a strong ~ delivered by advertising executives
▪
Marcelo will be making his ~ to a small number of potential clients.
PITCH + NOUN
▪ meeting
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
The executives listened open-mouthed as she seamlessly delivered a ~ for their business.
▪ ~ to
▪
Farley was about to make a ~ to a big client.
▪
His ~ to the business community was based on common sense.
5 in baseball
ADJECTIVE
▪ wild
VERB + PITCH
▪ deliver , hit , make , throw
▪ miss
▪ call
Pitch is used before these nouns: ↑ black , ↑ dark , ↑ darkness
Pitch is used after these nouns: ↑ cricket , ↑ football , ↑ hockey , ↑ rugby , ↑ sale , ↑ soccer , ↑ training
II.
verb
1 throw sb/move suddenly
ADVERB
▪ violently
▪
The explosion ~ed her violently into the air.
▪
The boat ~ed violently in a heavy swell.
▪ forward , headlong
PREPOSITION
▪ from
▪
There was a loud bang and he was ~ed from his seat.
▪ into
▪
If they hit any unseen obstacle they would be ~ed headlong into the snow.
▪ out of
2 set sth at a particular level
ADVERB
▪ deliberately
▪
Estimates have been deliberately ~ed on the conservative side.
PREPOSITION
▪ at
▪
The test is ~ed at a high standard.
PHRASES
▪ ~ sth high , ~ sth low
▪
The price has been ~ed very high.
▪
Her voice was ~ed low.
3 in baseball
ADVERB
▪ effectively , well
▪
Perez has ~ed effectively this spring.
▪ poorly
PREPOSITION
▪ for
▪
My dream was to ~ for the Yankees.
Pitch is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ boat
Pitch is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ ball , ↑ baseball , ↑ camp , ↑ fit , ↑ game , ↑ tent