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Pitches

A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.

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📖 Definitions of "Pitches"

noun

1
A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.
"It is hard to get this pitch off my hand."
2
A dark, extremely viscous material remaining in still after distilling crude oil and tar.
"It was pitch black because there was no moon."
3
Pitchstone.

verb

1
To cover or smear with pitch.
2
To darken; to blacken; to obscure.

noun

1
A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand.
"a good pitch in quoits"
2
The act of pitching a baseball.
"The pitch was low and inside."
3
The field on which cricket, soccer, rugby or field hockey is played. (In cricket, the pitch is in the centre of the field; see cricket pitch.) Not used in America, where "field" is the preferred word.
"The teams met on the pitch."
4
An effort to sell or promote something.
"He gave me a sales pitch."

verb

1
To throw.
"He pitched the horseshoe."
2
To throw (the ball) toward a batter at home plate.
3
To play baseball in the position of pitcher.
"Bob pitches today."
4
To throw away; discard.
"He pitched the candy wrapper."

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pitches"

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tarnoun	(usually uncountable) A black, oily, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.
rakenoun	(agriculture, horticulture) A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting debris, grass, etc., for flattening the ground, or for loosening soil; also, a similar wheel-mounted tool drawn by a horse or a tractor.
hawknoun	A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle.
shiftnoun	A movement to do something, a beginning.
skynoun	The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen.
gearnoun	(uncountable) Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
slopenoun	An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.
slantnoun	A slope; an incline, inclination.
inclinenoun	A slope.
tiltnoun	A slope or inclination.
flipnoun	A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
tossnoun	(cricket, soccer) The coin toss before a cricket match in order to decide who bats first, or before a football match in order to decide the direction of play.
lurchnoun	A sudden or unsteady movement.
hucksternoun	A peddler or hawker, who sells small items, either door-to-door, from a stall, or in the street.
peddlenoun	A surname.
vendnoun	The act of vending or selling; a sale.
deliverynoun	The act of conveying something.
mongernoun	A dealer or trader in a specific commodity.
set upverb	(transitive) To make ready for use.
sales pitchnoun	Talk or demonstrations intended to persuade a consumer to make a purchase, especially when vigorously delivered or exaggerated.