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pitchnoun an act or instance of divingthe daring pitch of the escaped prisoner into the swirling ocean waters at the base of the cliff dive, plunge dip, immersion, submersionfall, plump, slip, spill, stumble, tumbledescent, dropbelly flop, header, jackknife, swan dive jump, leap the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizonthe steep pitch of the roof makes it too dangerous to walk on cant, diagonal, grade, gradient, inclination, incline, lean, rake, slant, slope, upgrade ascent, bank, climb, rise declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, dip, downgrade, fall, hang, hanging, receding pitchverbto fix in an upright positionneeded help pitching a tent erect, put up, raise, rear, set up, upend, upraise brace, buttress, prop (up), shore (up), supportboost, crane, elevate, heave, heft, heighten, hike, hoist, jack (up), lift, perk (up), pick up, up, uphold, uplift demolish, flatten, knock down, level, raze, tear down to cast oneself head first into deep waterwhen a wave hit the float, I lost my balance and pitched into the lake to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motionsthe ship pitched in the choppy sea careen, lurch, rock, roll, seesaw, sway, toss, wobble(also wabble) blunder, buck, dodder, falter, flounder, halt, hitch, hobble, jerk, jolt, reel, shake, stagger, stumble, teeter, toddle, totter, tumble, vacillate, vibrate, waddle, waver, weaveoscillate, undulate, wag, waggle to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the armpitched the baseball almost 50 feet cast, catapult, chuck, dash, fire, fling, heave, hurl, hurtle, launch, lob, loft, peg, pelt, sling, throw, toss bowl, dart, flip, gun, hook, pass, roll, shootbuck, eject, impel, precipitate, project, propel, rifle, thrust let fly to get rid of as useless or unwantedwe decided to pitch that whole system and start over again cashier, cast (off), chuck, deep-six, discard, ditch, dump, eighty-six(or 86), exorcise(also exorcize), fling (off or away), jettison, junk, lay by, lose, reject, scrap, shed, shuck (off), slough (off)also sluff (off), throw away, throw out, toss, unload abandon, abdicate, desert, forsakedismiss, kick outabolish, annihilate, eliminate, eradicate, expunge, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, liquidate, remove, root (out), stamp (out), wipe out dispose of, set aside adopt, embrace, take onemploy, use, utilizehold, hold back, keep, retain to provide publicity forthe cutting-edge ad agency was hired to pitch our products to a younger generation of consumers ballyhoo, boost, hype, plug, promote, publicize, talk up, tout advertise, bark, merchandise(also merchandize), sellpushacclaim, hail, laud, praiseendorse(also indorse), plump (for), plunk (for)or plonk (for)recommend, reviewannounce, broadcast, publish beat the drum (for) to set or cause to be at an anglethe roof should be pitched steeply enough to prevent an excessive accumulation of snow angle, cant, cock, heel, incline, lean, list, slant, slope, tilt, tip bankbend, deviate, swerve, veerdecline, descend, recline, retreat even, flatten, level, straighten v.throw, cast, toss, fling, hurl, pitch, sling mean to cause to move swiftly through space by a propulsive movement or a propelling force.throw is general and interchangeable with the other terms but may specifically imply a distinctive motion with bent arm.can throw a fastball and a curve cast usually implies lightness in the thing thrown and sometimes a scattering.cast it to the winds toss suggests a light or careless or aimless throwing and may imply an upward motion.tossed the coat on the bed fling stresses a violent throwing.flung the ring back in his face hurl implies power as in throwing a massive weight.hurled himself at the intruder pitch suggests throwing carefully at a target.pitch horseshoes sling stresses either the use of whirling momentum in throwing or directness of aim.slung the bag over his shoulder before the 12th century |