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What is a basic definition of pitch?
Pitch means to set up a tent or similar structure, to throw something, or to promote something. Pitch has many other senses as a verb and a noun.
When you pitch a tent, you are setting or standing it up. Relatedly, pitch also means to insert something into the ground, such as tent pegs.
- Used in a sentence: The knight pitched his sword into the ground and collapsed.
Pitch is also used to mean to throw or fling something. Pitch is used in baseball to specifically mean to throw the ball toward the batter while standing on the mound. The player who throws the ball is called the pitcher.
- Used in a sentence: I pitched the ball of paper into the garbage.
Pitch can also mean to try to get somebody to buy or accept something or to advertise something. This often involves trying to make whatever is being pitched sound great.
- Real-life examples: Writers pitch stories to editors, who get to decide which stories actually get published. Employees will pitch ideas to their boss. Salespeople sometimes aggressively pitch products to potential customers.
- Used in a sentence: We pitched our idea for a new TV show to the network, but I don’t think they liked it.
Pitch is also used in this sense to refer to an aggressive attempt at trying to persuade someone.
- Used in a sentence: We listened to the insurance agent’s sales pitch.
Where does pitch come from?
The first records of pitch come from around 1175. It comes from the Middle English picchen, meaning “to thrust,” “to pierce” or “to set up (a tent).”
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What are some other forms related to pitch?
- pitcher (noun)
- pitchable (adjective)
- pitchlike (adjective)
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How is pitch used in real life?
Pitch is a common word that most often means to throw something or to advertise something.
Okay so tonight I pitched my cat idea to husband and I was super nervous because he didn’t really want to get another pet but… HE AGREED 😺😻😻😻😻😻😻 we’re going to go check out our local shelter next week!!!!
— 𝙼𝚊𝚍𝚊𝚖𝚎 𝙱 ☕️📖 (@ParisandProse_) January 4, 2021
A mom who thought her toddler had too much parade candy just pitched it across the street at other kids. #multnomahdays
— Amy Wang (@ORAmyW) August 16, 2014
With THE GREAT GATSBY entering public domain tomorrow, here’s my pitch for a Gatsbyverse film franchise:
2022: GATSBYMAN: When exposed to a mysterious green light, a young man develops the ability to incapacitate enemies by firing fusillades of bespoke dress shirts at them.
— Glen Weldon (@ghweldon) December 31, 2020
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Is pitch used correctly in the following sentence?
After the show was over, we carefully pitched the circus tent and put all of the pieces of the collapsed tent back into the truck.