Noun
- 1. pitch, sound property
- usage: the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
- 2. pitch, delivery, throw
- usage: (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
- 3. pitch, position, place
- usage: 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"
- 4. sales talk, sales pitch, pitch, promotion, publicity, promotional material, packaging
- usage: promotion by means of an argument and demonstration
- 5. pitch, rake, slant, gradient, slope
- usage: degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch"
- 6. pitch, tar, bitumen
- usage: any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
- 7. pitch, pitch shot, approach, approach shot
- usage: a high approach shot in golf
- 8. pitch, auction pitch, all fours, high-low-jack
- usage: an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump
- 9. lurch, pitch, pitching, motion, movement, move, motility
- usage: abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"
- 10. pitch, throw
- usage: the action or manner of throwing something; "his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor"
Verb
- 1. flip, toss, sky, pitch, fling
- usage: throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"
- 2. lurch, pitch, shift, move
- usage: move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"
- 3. pitch, descend, fall, go down, come down
- usage: fall or plunge forward; "She pitched over the railing of the balcony"
- 4. pitch, set
- usage: set to a certain pitch; "He pitched his voice very low"
- 5. peddle, monger, huckster, hawk, vend, pitch, deal, sell, trade
- usage: sell or offer for sale from place to place
- 6. slope, incline, pitch, lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle
- usage: be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down"
- 7. cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch, move
- usage: heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"
- 8. pitch, set up, rear, erect
- usage: erect and fasten; "pitch a tent"
- 9. deliver, pitch, throw
- usage: throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball; "The pitcher delivered the ball"
- 10. pitch, hit
- usage: hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin
- 11. pitch, play
- usage: lead (a card) and establish the trump suit
- 12. gear, pitch, adapt, accommodate
- usage: set the level or character of; "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience"
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