pitch

pitch in WordNet English dictionary

noun

an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump
pitch auction pitch
(baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
pitch delivery
abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
"the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"
lurch pitch pitching
the action or manner of throwing something
"his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor"
pitch
a high approach shot in golf
pitch pitch shot
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
pitch
degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
"the roof had a steep pitch"
pitch rake slant
promotion by means of an argument and demonstration
sales talk sales pitch 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"
pitch
any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
pitch tar

verb

heel over
"The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"
cant cant over tilt slant pitch
throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball
"The pitcher delivered the ball"
deliver pitch
throw or toss with a light motion
"flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"
flip toss sky pitch
set the level or character of
"She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience"
gear pitch
sell or offer for sale from place to place
peddle monger huckster hawk vend pitch
be at an angle
"The terrain sloped down"
slope incline pitch
move abruptly
"The ship suddenly lurched to the left"
lurch pitch shift
set to a certain pitch
"He pitched his voice very low"
pitch
lead (a card) and establish the trump suit
pitch
erect and fasten
"pitch a tent"
pitch set up
hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin
pitch
fall or plunge forward
"She pitched over the railing of the balcony"
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