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pitch
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Noun
  • the action or manner of throwing something
    • his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor
  • abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
    • the pitching and tossing was quite exciting
  • an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump
  • a high approach shot in golf
  • any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
  • degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
    • the roof had a steep pitch
  • promotion by means of an argument and demonstration
  • 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
  • (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
  • the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
Verb
  • set the level or character of
    • She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience
  • lead (a card) and establish the trump suit
  • hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin
  • throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball
    • The pitcher delivered the ball
  • erect and fasten
    • pitch a tent
  • heel over
    • The tower is tilting
    • The ceiling is slanting
  • be at an angle
    • The terrain sloped down
  • sell or offer for sale from place to place
  • set to a certain pitch
    • He pitched his voice very low
  • fall or plunge forward
    • She pitched over the railing of the balcony
  • move abruptly
    • The ship suddenly lurched to the left
  • throw or toss with a light motion
    • flip me the beachball
    • toss me newspaper
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