Pitch vs. Throw — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Pitch and Throw
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Pitch
The quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone
Her voice rose steadily in pitch
Throw
To propel through the air with a motion of the hand or arm.
Pitch
The steepness of a slope, especially of a roof.
Throw
To propel or discharge into the air by any means
A machine that throws tennis balls.
Ash that was thrown by an erupting volcano.
Pitch
A level of the intensity of something, especially a high level
The media furore reached such a pitch that the company withdrew the product
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Throw
To cause to move with great force or speed; propel or displace
Threw themselves on the food.
Jetsam that had been thrown up onto the shore.
Pitch
An area of ground marked out or used for play in an outdoor team game
A football pitch
Throw
To force (an opponent) to the ground or floor, as in wrestling or the martial arts.
Pitch
A delivery of the ball by the pitcher.
Throw
To cause to fall off
The horse threw its rider.
Pitch
A form of words used when trying to persuade someone to buy or accept something
He put over a very strong sales pitch
Throw
(Informal) To cause confusion or perplexity in; disconcert or nonplus
We didn't let our worries throw us.
Pitch
A place where a street vendor or performer stations themselves or sets up a stall
The traders had already reserved their pitches
Throw
To put on or off hastily or carelessly
Throw on a jacket.
Pitch
A swaying or oscillation of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle around a horizontal axis perpendicular to the direction of motion
The pitch and roll of the ship
Throw
To put suddenly or forcefully into a given condition, position, or activity
Threw him into a fit of laughter.
Threw some supper together.
Threw her leg over the arm of the chair.
Pitch
The distance between successive corresponding points or lines, for example between the teeth of a cogwheel.
Throw
To devote, apply, or direct
Threw all their resources into the new endeavor.
Threw the blame onto the others.
Pitch
A sticky resinous black or dark brown substance that is semi-liquid when hot and hardens when cold, obtained by distilling tar or turpentine and used for waterproofing.
Throw
To form on a potter's wheel
Throw a vase.
Pitch
Set (one's voice or a piece of music) at a particular pitch
You've pitched the melody very high
Throw
To twist (fibers) into thread.
Pitch
Throw roughly or casually
He crumpled the page up and pitched it into the fireplace
Throw
To roll (dice).
Pitch
Throw (the ball) for the batter to try to hit.
Throw
To roll (a particular combination) with dice.
Pitch
Make a bid to obtain a contract or other business
I've been pitching for this account for over a month
Throw
To discard or play (a card).
Pitch
Set up and fix in position
We pitched camp for the night
Throw
To send forth; project
She threw me a look of encouragement.
Pitch
(of a moving ship, aircraft, or vehicle) rock or oscillate around a lateral axis, so that the front moves up and down
The little steamer pressed on, pitching gently
Throw
To cause (one's voice) to seem to come from a source other than oneself.
Pitch
Cause (a roof) to slope downwards from the ridge
The roof was pitched at an angle of 75 degrees
Throw
To cause to fall on or over something; cast
The rising sun threw shadows across the lawn. We threw sheets over the furniture before we painted the ceiling.
Pitch
Pave (a road) with stones
Another sort of stone is used for pitching streets
Throw
To bear (young). Used of cows or horses, for example.
Pitch
(in brewing) add yeast to (wort) to induce fermentation.
Throw
To arrange or give (a party, for example).
Pitch
Cover, coat, or smear with pitch.
Throw
To move (a lever or switch) in order to activate, deactivate, or control a device.
Pitch
Any of various thick, dark, sticky substances obtained from the distillation residue of coal tar, wood tar, or petroleum and used for waterproofing, roofing, caulking, and paving.
Throw
(Informal) To lose or give up (a contest, for example) purposely.
Pitch
Any of various natural bitumens, such as mineral pitch or asphalt.
Throw
To abandon oneself to; have
Heard the news and threw a fit.
Pitch
A resin derived from the sap of various coniferous trees, as the pines.
Throw
To commit (oneself), especially for leniency or support
Threw himself on the mercy of the court.
Pitch
The act or an instance of pitching.
Throw
To deliver (a punch), as in boxing
Threw a left hook.
Pitch
A throw of the ball by the pitcher to the batter.
Throw
To cast, fling, or hurl something.
Pitch
A ball so thrown
Hit the pitch into left field.
Throw
The act or an instance of throwing.
Pitch
(Sports) A playing field. Also called wicket.
Throw
The distance to which something is or can be thrown
A stone's throw away.
Pitch
(Nautical) The alternate dip and rise of a vessel's bow and stern.
Throw
A roll or cast of dice.
Pitch
The alternate lift and descent of the nose and tail of an airplane.
Throw
The combination of numbers so obtained.
Pitch
A steep slope.
Throw
(Informal) A single chance, venture, or instance
"could afford up to forty-five bucks a throw to wax sentimental over their heritage" (John Simon).
Pitch
The degree of such a slope.
Throw
(Sports) The act of throwing or a technique used to throw an opponent in wrestling or the martial arts.
Pitch
(Sports) A single interval between ledges or anchors used as belaying points in mountaineering
A climb of six pitches.
Throw
A light blanket or coverlet, such as an afghan.
Pitch
The angle of a roof.
Throw
A scarf or shawl.
Pitch
The highest point of a structure
The pitch of an arch.
Throw
The radius of a circle described by a crank, cam, or similar machine part.
Pitch
A level or degree, as of intensity
Worked at a feverish pitch.
Throw
The maximum displacement of a machine part moved by another part, such as a crank or cam.
Pitch
(Acoustics) The distinctive quality of a sound, dependent primarily on the frequency of the sound waves produced by its source.
Throw
(Geology) The amount of vertical displacement of a fault.
Pitch
(Music) The relative position of a tone within a range of musical sounds, as determined by this quality.
Throw
(transitive) To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.
Throw a shoe; throw a javelin; the horse threw its rider
Pitch
(Music) Any of various standards for this quality associating each tone with a particular frequency.
Throw
(transitive) To eject or cause to fall off.
Pitch
The distance traveled by a machine screw in a single revolution.
Throw
(transitive) To move to another position or condition; to displace.
Throw the switch
Pitch
The distance between two corresponding points on adjacent screw threads or gear teeth.
Throw
(ceramics) To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.
Pitch
The distance between two corresponding points on a helix.
Throw
To deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.
Pitch
The distance that a propeller would travel in an ideal medium during one complete revolution, measured parallel to the shaft of the propeller.
Throw
To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.
If the file is read-only, the method throws an invalid-operation exception.
Pitch
A line of talk designed to persuade
"[his] pious pitch for ... austerity" (Boston Globe).
Throw
To intentionally lose a game.
The tennis player was accused of taking bribes to throw the match.
Pitch
An advertisement.
Throw
To confuse or mislead.
The deliberate red herring threw me at first.
Pitch
Chiefly British The stand of a vendor or hawker.
Throw
(figuratively) To send desperately.
Their sergeant threw the troops into pitched battle.
Pitch
(Games) See seven-up.
Throw
(transitive) To imprison.
The magistrate ordered the suspect to be thrown into jail.
Pitch
(Printing) The density of characters in a printed line, usually expressed as characters per inch.
Throw
To organize an event, especially a party.
Pitch
To smear or cover with pitch.
Throw
(ambitransitive) To roll (a die or dice).
Pitch
To throw, usually with careful aim.
Throw
(transitive) To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it.
Pitch
To discard by throwing
Pitched my worn-out sneakers.
Throw
To discard.
Pitch
To throw (the ball) from the mound to the batter.
Throw
(martial arts) To lift the opponent off the ground and bring him back down, especially into a position behind the thrower.
Pitch
To play (a game or part of a game) as pitcher.
Throw
To change in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone else.
Pitch
To assign as pitcher
The manager decided to pitch a left-hander.
Throw
(transitive) To show sudden emotion, especially anger.
Pitch
To erect or establish; set up
Pitched a tent.
Pitch camp.
Throw
(transitive) To project or send forth.
Pitch
To set firmly; implant; embed
Pitched stakes in the ground.
Throw
To put on hastily; to spread carelessly. I don't see, that "spreading" could be any meaning of "putting on". Was it meant to be a second meaning?
Pitch
To set at a specified downward slant
Pitched the roof at a steep angle.
Throw
To twist two or more filaments of (silk, etc.) so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver.
Pitch
To set at a particular level, degree, or quality
Pitched her expectations too high.
Throw
To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role (such as starter or reliever).
Pitch
(Music) To set the pitch or key of.
Throw
(transitive) To install (a bridge).
Pitch
To adapt so as to be applicable; direct
Pitched his speech to the teenagers in the audience.
Throw
To twist or turn.
A thrown nail
Pitch
(Informal) To attempt to promote or sell, often in a high-pressure manner
"showed up on local TV to pitch their views" (Business Week).
Throw
(American football) pass
Pitch
(Sports) To hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with backspin so that it does not roll very far after striking the ground.
Throw
To deliver.
Pitch
To lead (a card), thus establishing the trump suit.
Throw
Of animals: to give birth to (young).
Pitch
To discard (a card other than a trump and different in suit from the card led).
Throw
Obsolete spelling of throe
Pitch
To throw or toss something, such as a ball, horseshoe, or bale.
Throw
The flight of a thrown object.
What a great throw by the quarterback!
Pitch
(Baseball) To play in the position of pitcher.
Throw
The act of throwing something.
With an accurate throw, he lassoed the cow.
The gambler staked everything on one throw of the dice.
Pitch
To plunge headlong
He pitched over the railing.
Throw
One's ability to throw.
He's got a girl's throw.
He's always had a pretty decent throw.
Pitch
To stumble around; lurch.
Throw
A distance travelled; displacement.
The throw of the piston
Pitch
To buck, as a horse.
Throw
A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.
Pitch
(Nautical) To dip bow and stern alternately.
Throw
A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.
Football tickets are expensive at fifty bucks a throw.
Pitch
To oscillate about a lateral axis so that the nose lifts or descends in relation to the tail. Used of an aircraft.
Throw
(veterinary medicine) The act of giving birth in animals, especially in cows.
Pitch
To oscillate about a lateral axis that is both perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and horizontal to the earth. Used of a missile or spacecraft.
Throw
(obsolete) A moment, time, occasion.
Pitch
To slope downward
The hill pitches steeply.
Throw
(obsolete) A period of time; a while.
Pitch
To set up living quarters; encamp; settle.
Throw
Obsolete spelling of throe
Pitch
(Sports) To hit a golf ball in a high arc with backspin so that it does not roll very far after striking the ground.
Throw
Pain; especially, pain of travail; throe.
Pitch
A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.
It is hard to get this pitch off my hand.
Throw
Time; while; space of time; moment; trice.
I will with Thomas speak a little throw.
Pitch
A dark, extremely viscous material remaining in still after distilling crude oil and tar.
They put pitch on the mast to protect it.
The barrel was sealed with pitch.
It was pitch black because there was no moon.
Throw
The act of hurling or flinging; a driving or propelling from the hand or an engine; a cast.
He heaved a stone, and, rising to the throw,He sent it in a whirlwind at the foe.
Pitch
(geology) Pitchstone.
Throw
A stroke; a blow.
Nor shield defend the thunder of his throws.
Pitch
A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand.
A good pitch in quoits
Throw
The distance which a missile is, or may be, thrown; as, a stone's throw.
Pitch
(baseball) The act of pitching a baseball.
The pitch was low and inside.
Throw
A cast of dice; the manner in which dice fall when cast; as, a good throw.
Pitch
The field on which cricket, soccer, rugby, gridiron or field hockey is played. cricket pitch.}} Not often used in the US or Canada, where "field" is the preferred word.
The teams met on the pitch.
Throw
An effort; a violent sally.
Your youth admiresThe throws and swellings of a Roman soul.
Pitch
(rare) The field of battle.
Throw
The extreme movement given to a sliding or vibrating reciprocating piece by a cam, crank, eccentric, or the like; travel; stroke; as, the throw of a slide valve. Also, frequently, the length of the radius of a crank, or the eccentricity of an eccentric; as, the throw of the crank of a steam engine is equal to half the stroke of the piston.
Pitch
An effort to sell or promote something.
He gave me a sales pitch.
Throw
A potter's wheel or table; a jigger. See 2d Jigger, 2 (a).
Pitch
The distance between evenly spaced objects, e.g. the teeth of a saw or gear, the turns of a screw thread, the centres of holes, or letters in a monospace font.
The pitch of pixels on the point scale is 72 pixels per inch.
The pitch of this saw is perfect for that type of wood.
A helical scan with a pitch of zero is equivalent to constant z-axis scanning.
Throw
A turner's lathe; a throwe.
Pitch
The angle at which an object sits.
The pitch of the roof or haystack
Throw
The amount of vertical displacement produced by a fault; - according to the direction it is designated as an upthrow, or a downthrow.
Pitch
The rotation angle about the transverse axis.
Throw
To fling, cast, or hurl with a certain whirling motion of the arm, to throw a ball; - distinguished from to toss, or to bowl.
Pitch
The degree to which a vehicle, especially a ship or aircraft, rotates on such an axis, tilting its bow or nose up or down. Compare with roll, yaw, and heave.
The pitch of an aircraft
Throw
To fling or cast in any manner; to drive to a distance from the hand or from an engine; to propel; to send; as, to throw stones or dust with the hand; a cannon throws a ball; a fire engine throws a stream of water to extinguish flames.
Pitch
(aviation) A measure of the angle of attack of a propeller.
The propeller blades' pitch went to 90° as the engine was feathered.
Throw
To drive by violence; as, a vessel or sailors may be thrown upon a rock.
Pitch
An area in a market (or similar) allocated to a particular trader.
Throw
To cause to take a strategic position; as, he threw a detachment of his army across the river.
Pitch
(by extension) The place where a busker performs, a prostitute solicits clients, or an illegal gambling game etc. is set up before the public.
Throw
To overturn; to prostrate in wrestling; as, a man throws his antagonist.
Pitch
An area on a campsite intended for occupation by a single tent, caravan or similar.
Throw
To cast, as dice; to venture at dice.
Set less than thou throwest.
Pitch
A level or degree, or (by extension), a peak or highest degree.
Throw
To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.
O'er his fair limbs a flowery vest he threw.
Pitch
A point or peak; the extreme point of elevation or depression.
Throw
To divest or strip one's self of; to put off.
There the snake throws her enameled skin.
Pitch
The most thrust-out point of a headland or cape.
Throw
To form or shape roughly on a throwing engine, or potter's wheel, as earthen vessels.
Pitch
Collectively, the outermost points of some part of the body, especially the shoulders or hips.
Throw
To give forcible utterance to; to cast; to vent.
I have thrownA brave defiance in King Henry's teeth.
Pitch
The height a bird reaches in flight, especially a bird of prey preparing to swoop down on its prey.
Throw
To bring forth; to produce, as young; to bear; - said especially of rabbits.
Pitch
A person's or animal's height.
Throw
To twist two or more filaments of, as silk, so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; - sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver.
Pitch
Prominence; importance.
Throw
To perform the act of throwing or casting; to cast; specifically, to cast dice.
Pitch
(climbing) A section of a climb or rock face; specifically, the climbing distance between belays or stances.
Throw
The act of throwing (propelling something through the air with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist);
The catcher made a good throw to second base
Pitch
(caving) A vertical cave passage, only negotiable by using rope or ladders.
The entrance pitch requires 30 metres of rope.
Throw
A single chance or instance;
He couldn't afford $50 a throw
Pitch
(cricket) That point of the ground on which the ball pitches or lights when bowled.
Throw
The maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
Pitch
A descent; a fall; a thrusting down.
Throw
The distance that something can be thrown;
It is just a stone's throw from here
Pitch
The point where a declivity begins; hence, the declivity itself; a descending slope; the degree or rate of descent or slope; slant.
A steep pitch in the road
The pitch of a roof
Throw
Bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering (an afghan or bedspread) that is casually thrown over something
Pitch
(mining) The limit of ground set to a miner who receives a share of the ore taken out.
Throw
The throwing of an object in order to determine an outcome randomly;
He risked his fortune on a throw of the dice
Pitch
The perceived frequency of a sound or note.
The pitch of middle "C" is familiar to many musicians.
Throw
Project through the air;
Throw a frisbee
Pitch
(music) The standard to which a group of musical instruments are tuned or in which a piece is performed, usually by reference to the frequency to which the musical note A above middle C is tuned.
Are we in baroque pitch for this one?
Throw
Move violently, energetically, or carelessly;
She threw herself forwards
Pitch
(music) In an a cappella group, the singer responsible for singing a note for the other members to tune themselves by.
Bob, our pitch, let out a clear middle "C" and our conductor gave the signal to start.
Throw
Get rid of;
He shed his image as a pushy boss
Shed your clothes
Pitch
To cover or smear with pitch.
Throw
Place or put with great energy;
She threw the blanket around the child
Thrust the money in the hands of the beggar
Pitch
To darken; to blacken; to obscure.
Throw
Convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture;
Throw a glance
She gave me a dirty look
Pitch
(transitive) To throw.
He pitched the horseshoe.
Throw
Cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation;
Switch on the light
Throw the lever
Pitch
To throw (the ball) toward a batter at home plate.
The hurler pitched a curveball.
He pitched high and inside.
Throw
Put or send forth;
She threw the flashlight beam into the corner
The setting sun threw long shadows
Cast a spell
Cast a warm light
Pitch
To play baseball in the position of pitcher.
Bob pitches today.
Throw
To put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly;
Jane threw dinner together
Throw the car into reverse
Pitch
(transitive) To throw away; discard.
He pitched the candy wrapper.
Throw
Cause to be confused emotionally
Pitch
(transitive) To promote, advertise, or attempt to sell.
He pitched the idea for months with no takers.
Throw
Utter with force; utter vehemently;
Hurl insults
Throw accusations at someone
Pitch
(transitive) To deliver in a certain tone or style, or with a certain audience in mind.
At which level should I pitch my presentation?
Throw
Organize or be responsible for;
Hold a reception
Have, throw, or make a party
Give a course
Pitch
(transitive) To assemble or erect (a tent).
Pitch the tent over there.
Throw
Make on a potter's wheel;
She threw a beautiful teapot
Pitch
(intransitive) To fix or place a tent or temporary habitation; to encamp.
Throw
Cause to fall off;
The horse threw its unexperienced rider
Pitch
To move so that the front of an aircraft or boat goes alternatively up and down.
The typhoon pitched the deck of the ship.
The airplane pitched.
Throw
Throw (a die) out onto a flat surface;
Throw a six
Pitch
To play a short, high, lofty shot that lands with backspin.
The only way to get on the green from here is to pitch the ball over the bunker.
Throw
Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly;
These questions confuse even the experts
This question completely threw me
This question befuddled even the teacher
Pitch
To bounce on the playing surface.
The ball pitched well short of the batsman.
Pitch
To settle and build up, without melting.
Pitch
To alight; to settle; to come to rest from flight.
Pitch
(with on or upon) To fix one's choice.
Pitch
(intransitive) To plunge or fall; especially, to fall forward; to decline or slope.
To pitch from a precipice
The field pitches toward the east.
Pitch
To set, face, or pave with rubble or undressed stones.
Pitch
To set or fix.
Pitch
To discard for some gain.
Pitch
To attack, or position or assemble for attack.
Pitch
(intransitive) To produce a note of a given pitch.
Pitch
(transitive) To fix or set the tone of.
Pitch
A thick, black, lustrous, and sticky substance obtained by boiling down tar. It is used in calking the seams of ships; also in coating rope, canvas, wood, ironwork, etc., to preserve them.
He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith.
Pitch
See Pitchstone.
Pitch
A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand; as, a good pitch in quoits.
Pitch
That point of the ground on which the ball pitches or lights when bowled.
Pitch
A point or peak; the extreme point or degree of elevation or depression; hence, a limit or bound.
Driven headlong from the pitch of heaven, downInto this deep.
Enterprises of great pitch and moment.
To lowest pitch of abject fortune.
He lived when learning was at its highest pitch.
The exact pitch, or limits, where temperance ends.
Pitch
Height; stature.
Pitch
A descent; a fall; a thrusting down.
Pitch
The point where a declivity begins; hence, the declivity itself; a descending slope; the degree or rate of descent or slope; slant; as, a steep pitch in the road; the pitch of a roof.
Pitch
The relative acuteness or gravity of a tone, determined by the number of vibrations which produce it; the place of any tone upon a scale of high and low.
Pitch
The limit of ground set to a miner who receives a share of the ore taken out.
Pitch
The distance from center to center of any two adjacent teeth of gearing, measured on the pitch line; - called also circular pitch.
Pitch
The distance between symmetrically arranged or corresponding parts of an armature, measured along a line, called the pitch line, drawn around its length. Sometimes half of this distance is called the pitch.
Pitch
To cover over or smear with pitch.
Pitch
Fig.: To darken; to blacken; to obscure.
The welkin pitched with sullen could.
Pitch
To throw, generally with a definite aim or purpose; to cast; to hurl; to toss; as, to pitch quoits; to pitch hay; to pitch a ball.
Pitch
To thrust or plant in the ground, as stakes or poles; hence, to fix firmly, as by means of poles; to establish; to arrange; as, to pitch a tent; to pitch a camp.
Pitch
To set, face, or pave with rubble or undressed stones, as an embankment or a roadway.
Pitch
To fix or set the tone of; as, to pitch a tune.
Pitch
To set or fix, as a price or value.
Pitch
To fix or place a tent or temporary habitation; to encamp.
Pitch
To light; to settle; to come to rest from flight.
The tree whereon they [the bees] pitch.
Pitch
To fix one's choise; - with on or upon.
Pitch upon the best course of life, and custom will render it the more easy.
Pitch
To plunge or fall; esp., to fall forward; to decline or slope; as, to pitch from a precipice; the vessel pitches in a heavy sea; the field pitches toward the east.
Pitch
The property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
Pitch
(baseball) the throwing of a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
Pitch
A vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk);
He was employed to see that his paper's news pitches were not trespassed upon by rival vendors
Pitch
Promotion by means of an argument and demonstration
Pitch
Degree of deviation from a horizontal plane;
The roof had a steep pitch
Pitch
Any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
Pitch
A high approach shot in golf
Pitch
An all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump
Pitch
Abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance);
The pitching and tossing was quite exciting
Pitch
The action or manner of throwing something;
His pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor
Pitch
Throw or toss with a light motion;
Flip me the beachball
Toss me newspaper
Pitch
Move abruptly;
The ship suddenly lurched to the left
Pitch
Fall or plunge forward;
She pitched over the railing of the balcony
Pitch
Set to a certain pitch;
He pitched his voice very low
Pitch
Sell or offer for sale from place to place
Pitch
Be at an angle;
The terrain sloped down
Pitch
Heel over;
The tower is tilting
The ceiling is slanting
Pitch
Erect and fasten;
Pitch a tent
Pitch
Throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball;
The pitcher delivered the ball
Pitch
Hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin
Pitch
Lead (a card) and establish the trump suit
Pitch
Set the level or character of;
She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience
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