dip vs pitch

dip and pitch both are nouns.

dip and pitch both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dip	Yes	No	Yes	No
pitch	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pitch is a hypernym of dip; that is, pitch is a word with a broader meaning than dip:

dip: slope downwards
pitch: be at an angle

Other hypernyms of dip include incline, slope.

dip (noun)	pitch (noun)
a brief swim in water	the action or manner of throwing something
a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms	an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump
a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow	a high approach shot in golf
a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity	the act of throwing a baseball or softball by the pitcher towards home plate, which initiates play by giving the batter a chance to hit it
a brief immersion	abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped	the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places	degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon	promotion by means of an argument and demonstration
a depression in an otherwise level surface	a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk)
	a sports field with predetermined dimensions for playing soccer
	any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue

dip (verb)	pitch (verb)
stain an object by immersing it in a liquid	set to a certain pitch
go down momentarily	set the level or character of
dip into a liquid while eating	lead (a card) and establish the trump suit
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate	throw or toss with a light motion
plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container	erect and fasten
immerse in a disinfectant solution	hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin
scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface	throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball
place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax	fall or plunge forward
dip into a liquid	be at an angle
appear to move downward	heel over
slope downwards	move abruptly
lower briefly	sell or offer for sale from place to place
switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
take a small amount from

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