Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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pitch | Yes | No | Yes | No |
high | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
pitch (noun) | high (noun) |
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the action or manner of throwing something | a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed |
an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump | a lofty level or position or degree |
a high approach shot in golf | a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12 |
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 high place |
abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) | an air mass of higher than normal pressure |
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration | a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics |
degree of deviation from a horizontal plane | a state of sustained elation |
promotion by means of an argument and demonstration | |
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 |
pitch (adjective) | high (adjective) |
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(literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high') | |
greater than normal in quantity or amount | |
used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency | |
happy and excited and energetic | |
slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana) | |
(used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted | |
standing above others in quality or position |
pitch (verb) | high (verb) |
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set to a certain pitch | |
set the level or character of | |
lead (a card) and establish the trump suit | |
throw or toss with a light motion | |
erect and fasten | |
hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin | |
throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball | |
fall or plunge forward | |
be at an angle | |
heel over | |
move abruptly | |
sell or offer for sale from place to place |
pitch (adverb) | high (adverb) |
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at a great altitude | |
far up toward the source | |
in or to a high position, amount, or degree | |
in a rich manner |