ADJ
- all-weather, grass, non-turf, synthetic
- waterlogged
- cricket, hockey, football, rugby
VERB + PITCH
- invade, run onto
- The pitch was invaded by angry fans
PITCH + NOUN
- invasion
- Police could do nothing to stop the pitch invasion
PREP
- off the ~
- The players have just come off the pitch. Negotiations about his transfer are continuing off the pitch
- on a/the ~
- He was the best player on the pitch today
ADJ
- fever, high
- Excitement rose to fever pitch the day before the procession
PREP
- ~ of
- to reach a high pitch of excitement
ADJ
- high, low
- correct
- The instrument is not tuned to the correct pitch
VERB + PITCH
- fall in, rise in
- Her voice fell slightly in pitch as she grew older
PHRASES
- have absolute/perfect pitch (= to be able to recognize or produce any given note)
ADV
- violently
- The explosion pitched her violently into the air
- forward, headlong
PREP
- 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
ADV
- violently
- The boat pitched violently in a heavy swell
ADV
- deliberately
- Estimates have been deliberately pitched on the conservative side
PREP
- at
- The test is pitched at a high GCSE standard
PHRASES
- pitch sth high/low
- The price has been pitched quite high. Her voice was pitched low