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pitch

(p/I//tS/ )

noun (n)

the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration(noun.attribute)

source: wordnet30
(baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter(noun.act)

Synonym:
delivery

source: wordnet30
a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk)(noun.location)

Example:
He was employed to see that his paper's news pitches were not trespassed upon by rival vendors.

source: wordnet30
promotion by means of an argument and demonstration(noun.communication)

Synonym:
sales pitch, sales talk

source: wordnet30
degree of deviation from a horizontal plane(noun.attribute)

Example:
The roof had a steep pitch.

Synonym:
rake, slant

source: wordnet30
any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue(noun.substance)

Synonym:
tar

source: wordnet30
a high approach shot in golf(noun.act)

Synonym:
pitch shot

source: wordnet30
an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump(noun.act)

Synonym:
auction pitch

source: wordnet30
abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)(noun.act)

Example:
The pitching and tossing was quite exciting.

Synonym:
lurch, pitching

source: wordnet30
the action or manner of throwing something(noun.act)

Example:
His pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor.

source: wordnet30
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.(noun)

source: webster1913
A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand; as, a good pitch in quoits.(noun)

source: webster1913
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.(noun)

source: webster1913

verb (v)

throw or toss with a light motion(verb.contact)

Synonym:
flip, sky, toss

source: wordnet30
move abruptly(verb.motion)

Synonym:
lurch, shift

source: wordnet30
fall or plunge forward(verb.motion)

Example:
She pitched over the railing of the balcony.

source: wordnet30
set to a certain pitch(verb.change)

Example:
He pitched his voice very low.

source: wordnet30
sell or offer for sale from place to place(verb.possession)

Synonym:
hawk, huckster, monger, peddle, vend

source: wordnet30
be at an angle(verb.motion)

Synonym:
incline, slope

source: wordnet30
heel over(verb.motion)

Synonym:
cant, cant over, slant, tilt

source: wordnet30
erect and fasten(verb.contact)

Example:
Pitch a tent.

Synonym:
set up

source: wordnet30
throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball(verb.contact)

Example:
The pitcher delivered the ball.

Synonym:
deliver

source: wordnet30
hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin(verb.contact)

source: wordnet30
lead (a card) and establish the trump suit(verb.competition)

source: wordnet30
set the level or character of(verb.change)

Example:
She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience.

Synonym:
gear

source: wordnet30
To cover over or smear with pitch.(verb)

source: webster1913
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.(verb)

source: webster1913
To fix or place a tent or temporary habitation; to encamp.(verb)

source: webster1913

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