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