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{
"word": "Pitch",
"definitions": [
"The quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone.",
"A standard degree of highness or lowness used in performance.",
"The steepness of a slope, especially of a roof.",
"A section of a climb, especially a steep one.",
"The height to which a hawk soars before swooping on its prey.",
"A level of the intensity of something, especially a high level.",
"An area of ground marked out or used for play in an outdoor team game.",
"The strip of ground between the two sets of stumps.",
"A delivery of the ball by the pitcher.",
"The spot where the ball bounces when bowled.",
"A high approach shot on to the green.",
"A form of words used when trying to persuade someone to buy or accept something.",
"A place where a street vendor or performer stations themselves or sets up a stall.",
"A swaying or oscillation of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle around a horizontal axis perpendicular to the direction of motion.",
"The distance between successive corresponding points or lines, for example between the teeth of a cogwheel.",
"A measure of the angle of the blades of a screw propeller, equal to the distance forward a blade would move in one revolution if it exerted no thrust on the medium.",
"The density of typed or printed characters on a line, typically expressed as numbers of characters per inch."
],
"parts-of-speech": "Noun"
}