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PITCH

Definition:

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

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Related Words:

• submarine
• lag
• throw back, toss back
• ascend
• stoop
• fall
• climb
• dip
• cock
• camp, camp down
• popularize, popularise
• concert pitch, philharmonic pitch, international pitch
• high pitch, high frequency
• key
• low pitch, low frequency
• tone
• tune
• balk
• ball
• beanball, beaner
• change-up, change-of-pace, change-of-pace ball, off-speed pitch
• curve, curve ball, breaking ball, bender
• duster
• fastball, heater, smoke, hummer, bullet
• knuckleball, knuckler
• passed ball
• screwball
• sinker
• spitball, spitter
• strike
• submarine ball, submarine pitch
• wild pitch
• coal tar
• rock, careen, sway, tilt

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