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pitch

verb · /pɪtʃ/ · Level 1 · Starter

What does pitch mean?

pitch (verb): throw or toss with a light motion.

Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.

How do you pronounce pitch?

/pɪtʃ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.

What are synonyms of pitch?

From Princeton WordNet 3.1.

Test yourself: do you know “pitch”?

Tap an answer to check it. The same questions the app asks.

What does “pitch” mean?

to fail to hit, catch, grasp, etc

Not quite: that's what miss means.

make a mark or lines on a surface

Not quite: that's what draw means.

have as a part, be made up out of

Not quite: that's what include means.

throw or toss with a light motion

Right! That's what “pitch” means.

Which word is closest in meaning to “pitch”?

feel

Not quite: feel means something else.

give

Not quite: give means something else.

show

Not quite: show means something else.

toss

Right!

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