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Eipjoo Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
meaning of "pitch"
By the time he joins the others on the wide brick terrace above the bar they have squeezed a pitch between earlier arrivals and have set up the table and chairs. All round them elaborately-dressed people are struggling with folding furniture and uncorking wine. John Kinross has encountered a friend who shares his back trouble. The friend, a heavily-overweight elderly man, unbuttons his dress-shirt to reveal a species of inner cummerbund.
What’s the meaning of ‘pitch’ in the example?
What’s the meaning of ‘pitch’ in the example?
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It means place. A pitch can be someone's area. It is used to represent things like market stalls, which are often called pitches.
- It means place.
- A pitch can be someone's area.
- It is used to represent things like market stalls, which are often called pitches.
- g.
- a football pitch, cricket pitch, etc.
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It means place. A pitch can be someone's area. It is used to represent things like market stalls, which are often called pitches. It is also the name for the place where various games are played, e.g. a football pitch, cricket pitch, etc. In American English they tend to use the word field for sporting venues, but pitch is the normal term in British English. Pitch in this context simply means
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