1. (noun) - sports field.
- The football star was immediately rushed to hospital when he suddenly collapsed on the pitch yesterday.
2. (noun) - level or degree.
- If you attempt (= try) to teach English to children of different ages in the same class, it will be very difficult to get the pitch (= level of understanding) right.
3. (noun) - a speech used to try and persuade someone to buy or do sth.
- I wasn't aware Brazil made a pitch to host the Olympics till a friend told me about it.
- His sales pitch about the product's quality and reliability wasn't very convincing.
4. (verb) - to persuade.
- Pitching for funds can be a huge challenge during an economic slowdown.
- John pitched his idea to his boss over lunch and was delighted that his boss liked it.
5. (verb) - to raise.
- It started raining shortly after we pitched our tent. Fortunately, we picked a sheltered spot.
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