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pitch

The correct spelling is pitch.

How to pronounce pitch

/pɪtʃ/
noun

IPA: /pɪtʃ/

Say it like: Pic-h

The correct spelling is pitch. A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap. For example: "It is hard to get this pitch off my hand."

Usage Examples

It is hard to get this pitch off my hand.

It was pitch black because there was no moon.

a good pitch in quoits

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.
  2. 2.A dark, extremely viscous material remaining in still after distilling crude oil and tar.
  3. 3.Pitchstone.
  4. 4.A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand.
  5. 5.The act of pitching a baseball.

verb

  1. 1.To cover or smear with pitch.
  2. 2.To darken; to blacken; to obscure.
  3. 3.To throw.
  4. 4.To throw (the ball) toward a batter at home plate.
  5. 5.To play baseball in the position of pitcher.

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