Phrase Hound found 27 phrases and 6 compound words that contain pitches. The most common are listed below. Open pitches in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 27
- submarine pitchesplural of submarine pitch: A pitch thrown with an underarm-to-sidearm motion.
- wild pitchesplural of wild pitch: A play where the pitcher throws a non-catchable pitch and a runner advances.
- absolute pitchesplural of absolute pitch: The exact pitch of a note as established by its rate of vibration based on a standard scale.
- baroque pitchesplural of baroque pitch: A reference tuning pitch intended to imitate those used in the baroque period; usually using the standard of A415, but sometimes as low as A392.
- concert pitchesplural of concert pitch: the reference pitch to which a group of musical instruments are tuned for a performance
- cricket pitchesplural of cricket pitch: The twenty-two yard strip between the two wickets, where the batsman faces the bowler.
- elevator pitchesplural of elevator pitch: A brief and simple sales pitch; a short summary of a business plan, process, or product, and its selling point and value proposition.
- fly-pitchesthird-person singular simple present indicative of fly-pitch: To sell goods on the street without a vendor's licence, usually from a small suitcase, wooden crate, etc., ready to depart hurriedly if the authorities arrive.
- football pitchesplural of football pitch: A playing field on which the game of football is played.
- perfect pitchesplural of perfect pitch: The ability to identify a note by name on hearing it, or to re-create a specified note from memory, without the benefit of an externally provided reference pitch.
- pitches aroundthird-person singular simple present indicative of pitch around: To intentionally throw pitches which are slightly out of the strike zone, hoping that the batter will swing wildly at a pitch, but assuming that you will walk him
- pitches campthird-person singular simple present indicative of pitch camp: To prepare an outdoor area for a prolonged stay.
- pitches outthird-person singular simple present indicative of pitch out: A pitch which was intentionally thrown outside to the catcher who stands up with the pitch for the purpose of enabling the catcher to throw out a runner.
- pitches upthird-person singular simple present indicative of pitch up: To arrive; to turn up.
- pitches woothird-person singular simple present indicative of pitch woo: To court; to make romantic advances.
- quick pitchesplural of quick pitch: A pitch thrown without any of the normal setup routine to try and catch a batter off guard.
- relative pitchesplural of relative pitch: The ability to identify or create a given note by comparing it with a reference note and discerning the interval between those two notes.
- sales pitchesplural of sales pitch: Talk or demonstrations intended to persuade a consumer to make a purchase, especially when vigorously delivered or exaggerated.
- payoff pitchesplural of payoff pitch: A pitch thrown on a count of three balls and two strikes.
- hit-by-pitchesplural of hit-by-pitch: An official scoring play in which a batter is hit by a pitched ball, and is awarded first base as a result, and where the batter is referred to as a hit batsman.
- pitches a tentthird-person singular simple present indicative of pitch a tent: To have an erection that shows through the trousers.
- pitches the tentthird-person singular simple present indicative of pitch the tent: To have an erection that shows through the trousers.
- pitches a tantrumthird-person singular simple present indicative of pitch a tantrum: To become angry, enraged, or upset; to act or react with an outburst, as by shouting, swearing, etc.
- brushback pitchesplural of brushback pitch: A pitch that comes very close to the batter, forcing them to move back from the plate.
- Burgundy pitchesplural of Burgundy pitch: A yellowish-brown resinous substance prepared from the exudation of the Norway spruce by melting in hot water and straining through cloth. It was formerly used in medicinal plasters.
Compound words 6
- downpitchesthird-person singular simple present indicative of downpitch: To lower a sound in pitch.
- flypitchesthird-person singular simple present indicative of flypitch: To sell goods on the street without a vendor's licence, usually from a small suitcase, wooden crate, etc., ready to depart hurriedly if the authorities arrive.
- mispitchesthird-person singular simple present indicative of mispitch: To sing or play one or more notes at the wrong pitch.
- monopitchesplural of monopitch: The use of a single pitch (sound frequency); lack of pitch variation.
- outpitchesthird-person singular simple present indicative of outpitch: To pitch better than an opposing pitcher.
- overpitchesthird-person singular simple present indicative of overpitch: To give too high a pitch to.