pitch (n.)

  1. the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration

  2. the action or manner of throwing something; his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor'

  3. (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter

    [ Syn: delivery ]

  4. 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'

  5. promotion by means of an argument and demonstration

    [ Syn: sales talk , sales pitch ]

  6. degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; the roof had a steep pitch

    [ Syn: rake , slant ]

  7. any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue

    [ Syn: tar ]

  8. a high approach shot in golf

    [ Syn: pitch shot ]

  9. an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump

    [ Syn: auction pitch ]

  10. abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); the pitching and tossing was quite exciting

    [ Syn: lurch , pitching ]

    pitch (v.)

  1. throw or toss with a light motion; flip me the beachball; toss me newspaper

    [ Syn: flip , toss , sky ]

  2. hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin

  3. lead (a card) and establish the trump suit

  4. set the level or character of; She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience

    [ Syn: gear ]

  5. move abruptly; The ship suddenly lurched to the left

    [ Syn: lurch , shift ]

  6. fall or plunge forward; She pitched over the railing of the balcony'

  7. set to a certain pitch; He pitched his voice very low'

  8. sell or offer for sale from place to place

    [ Syn: peddle , monger , huckster , hawk , vend ]

  9. be at an angle; The terrain sloped down

    [ Syn: slope , incline ]

  10. heel over; The tower is tilting; The ceiling is slanting

    [ Syn: cant , cant over , tilt , slant ]

  11. erect and fasten; pitch a tent

    [ Syn: set up ]

  12. throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball; The pitcher delivered the ball

    [ Syn: deliver ]

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