pitch 2, verb (oh) and Kalasin (tourism)

pitch 2, verb (oh)

2 v
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1 ?throw?
2 ?ball Games?
3 ?fall?
4 ?ship/plane?
5 ?set a level?
6 ?aim product?
7 ?business deals?
8 ?voice/Music?
9 pitch a tent/pitch camp
10 ?slope?
11 pitch somebody a line
Phrasal verbs
pitch in
pitch into somebody/something
pitch up
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[Date: 1100-1200; Origin: Origin unknown]
?THROW?
[T always + adverb/preposition] to throw something with a lot of force, often aiming carefully
::She crumpled up the page and pitched it into the fire.

?BALL Games?
a) [I and T] to aim and throw a ball in Baseball
pitch to
::Stanton pitched to two batters in the ninth inning.
b) [I] if a ball pitches in cricket or Golf, it hits the ground
c) [T] to hit the ball in a high curve in Golf
d) [T] to make the ball hit the ground when you are bowling in cricket
?FALL?
[I,T always + adverb/preposition] to fall or be moved suddenly in a particular direction, or to make someone or something do this
pitch (sb/sth) forward/backward/over etc
::She slipped and pitched forward onto the ground.
pitch sb/sth into/onto/through etc sth
::Without a seatbelt, you can easily be pitched right through the windscreen.
?SHIP/PLANE?
[I] if a ship or an aircraft pitches, it moves up and down in an uncontrolled way with the movement of the water or air
-see also roll 2 (4), yaw
?SET A LEVEL?
[T usually passive] a) to set a speech, examination, explanation etc at a particular level of difficulty
pitch sth at a high level/the right level etc
::The projects were pitched at a number of different levels.
::Some questions were pitched too high for intermediate students.
b) BrE to set prices at a particular level
pitch sth at sth
::Room rates are pitched at ¡ê69 for a single.
?AIM PRODUCT?
[T usually passive] to aim a product at a particular type of organization, group of people etc, or to describe it in a particular way, in order to sell it
pitch sth at sb/sth
::The new machine will be pitched at users in the hotel and air reservation business.
pitch sth as sth
::It is pitched as a cheaper alternative to Other workstations.
?BUSINESS DEALS?
[I and T] informal to try to persuade someone to do business with you, buy something etc
pitch for business/contracts/custom etc
::Booksellers are keen to pitch for school business.
pitch to
::For many companies, pitching to investors has become almost a full-time job.
::Sales reps pitching new gadgets
?VOICE/Music?
[T always + adverb/preposition] if you pitch your voice or another sound at a particular level, the sound is produced at that level
pitch sth high/low etc
::Her voice is pitched a little too high.
-see also high-pitched , low-pitched
pitch a tent/pitch camp
to set up a tent or a camp for a short time
::Try and pitch your tent on level ground.
?SLOPE?
[I always + adverb/preposition] to slope down
pitch gently/steeply etc
::The roof pitches sharply to the rear of the house.
-see also pitched
pitch sb a line
AmE informal to tell someone a story or give them an excuse that is difficult to believe
::She pitched me some line about a bomb scare on the metro.
pitch in phr v
to join others and help with an activity
::If we all pitch in, we'll have it finished in no time.
pitch in with
::Everyone pitched in with efforts to entertain the children.
to join others and pay part of the money towards something
::They all pitched in and the money was collected within a few days.
BrE to start to eat hungrily
::Pitch in - there's plenty.
pitch into / [pitch into sb/sth] phr v
to suddenly start criticizing someone or hitting them
::She pitched into me as soon as I started to speak.
to start doing something, especially quickly and eagerly
::Rick pitched into decorating the house at once.
pitch up phr v
to arrive somewhere
-synonym turn up turn up
::Wait a bit longer - Bill hasn't pitched up yet.

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