pitches

word · lemma: pitch

Definition

'Pitches' is the plural of 'pitch' and can mean throws in sports like baseball or cricket, business presentations to sell ideas, or the highness or lowness of a musical note.

Usage & Nuances

'Pitches' is commonly used for baseball (or cricket) throws, business/product presentations ('sales pitches'), or tones in music. 'Pitch' also means 'to throw,' so 'pitches' as a verb means 'he/she/it throws'. Be careful with context—meaning changes with topic.

Spanish: lanzamientos (béisbol) - presentaciones (negocio) - tonos (música)Portuguese (BR): arremessos (beisebol) - apresentações (negócios) - tons (música)Portuguese (PT): lançamentos (basebol) - apresentações (negócios) - tons (música)Chinese (Simplified): 投球（棒球）- 推销（商业）- 音高（音乐）Chinese (Traditional): 投球（棒球）- 推銷（商業）- 音高（音樂）Hindi: गेंदें (क्रिकेट/बेसबॉल) - प्रस्तुतिकरण (व्यवसाय) - स्वर (संगीत)Arabic: رميات (بيسبول) - عروض تقديمية (أعمال) - نغمات (موسيقى)Bengali: ছোড়া (খেলা) - উপস্থাপনা (ব্যবসা) - সুর (সঙ্গীত)Russian: подачи (спорт) - презентации (бизнес) - ноты (музыка)Japanese: 投球（スポーツ）- プレゼン（ビジネス）- 音の高さ（音楽）Vietnamese: cú ném (thể thao) - bài thuyết trình (kinh doanh) - cao độ (âm nhạc)Korean: 투구(스포츠) - 제안(비즈니스) - 음의 높낮이(음악)Turkish: atışlar (spor) - sunumlar (iş) - notalar (müzik)Urdu: پچز (کھیل) - پیشکشیں (کاروبار) - سُر(موسیقی)Indonesian: lemparan (olahraga) - presentasi (bisnis) - nada (musik)

Example Sentences

After hearing so many pitches, the investor was exhausted.

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Not all of his baseball pitches were strikes.

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The child tried to match the different pitches she heard on the piano.

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She gave three business pitches today.

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Some songs have really high pitches.

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The pitcher threw five pitches in a row.

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