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Collocations for pitch - noun

1. (BrE) sports field

→ See also field

ADJECTIVE

all-weather, grass, synthetic
waterlogged
cricket, football, hockey, rugby

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VERB + pitch

invade, run onto
The pitch was invaded by angry fans.

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pitch + NOUN

invasion
Police could do nothing to stop the pitch invasion.

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PREPOSITION

off the pitch
The players have just come off the pitch.
Negotiations about his transfer are continuing off the pitch.
on a/the pitch
He was the best player on the pitch today.

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2. strength of feeling

ADJECTIVE

fever, high (esp. BrE)
Excitement rose to fever pitch the day before the game.
Excitement rose to a fever pitch the day before the game. (AmE)

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VERB + pitch

reach, rise to

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PREPOSITION

pitch of
to reach a high pitch of excitement

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3. of a musical note

ADJECTIVE

high, low
correct
The instrument is not tuned to the correct pitch.

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VERB + pitch

fall in, rise in
Her voice fell in pitch as she grew older.
change

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PHRASES

have perfect pitch (= be able to recognize or produce any given note)

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4. talk/proposal

ADJECTIVE

sales
good, strong

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VERB + pitch

deliver, do (informal), give, make
a strong pitch delivered by advertising executives
Marcelo will be making his pitch to a small number of potential clients.

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pitch + NOUN

meeting

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PREPOSITION

pitch for
The executives listened open-mouthed as she seamlessly delivered a pitch for their business.
pitch to
Farley was about to make a pitch to a big client.
His pitch to the business community was based on common sense.

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5. in baseball

ADJECTIVE

wild

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VERB + pitch

deliver, hit, make, throw
miss
call

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Pitch is used before these nouns:
black, dark, darkness

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Pitch is used after these nouns:
cricket, football, hockey, rugby, sale, soccer, training

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Collocations for pitch - verb

1. throw sb/move suddenly

ADVERB

violently
The explosion pitched her violently into the air.
The boat pitched violently in a heavy swell.
forward, headlong

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PREPOSITION

from
There was a loud bang and he was pitched from his seat.
into
If they hit any unseen obstacle they would be pitched headlong into the snow.
out of

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2. set sth at a particular level

ADVERB

deliberately
Estimates have been deliberately pitched on the conservative side.

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PREPOSITION

at
The test is pitched at a high standard.

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PHRASES

pitch sth high, pitch sth low
The price has been pitched very high.
Her voice was pitched low.

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3. in baseball

ADVERB

effectively, well
Perez has pitched effectively this spring.
poorly

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PREPOSITION

for
My dream was to pitch for the Yankees.

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Pitch is used with these nouns as the subject:
boat

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Pitch is used with these nouns as the object:
ball, baseball, camp, fit, game, tent

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