Meaning of 'pitch'

noun

the action or manner of throwing something

Example: "Their pitch fell short and their hat landed on the floor."

noun

(baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter

Synonyms: delivery

noun

abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)

Example: "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"

Synonyms: pitching lurch

noun

an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump

Synonyms: auction pitch

noun

a high approach shot in golf

Synonyms: pitch shot

noun

the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration

noun

degree of deviation from a horizontal plane

Example: "the roof had a steep pitch"

Synonyms: rake slant

noun

promotion by means of an argument and demonstration

Synonyms: sales talk sales pitch

noun

a vendor's position, especially on the sidewalk

Example: "They were employed to see that the paper's news pitches were not trespassed upon by rival vendors."

noun

any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue

Synonyms: tar

verb

to set the level or character of

Example: "They pitched their speech to the teenagers in the audience."

Synonyms: gear

verb

set to a certain pitch

Example: "They pitched their voice very low, to harmonize with the rest of the group."

verb

lead (a card) and establish the trump suit

verb

to hit a golf ball in a high arc with a backspin

Example: "I was stuck in a sand trap, so I pitched the ball onto the green."

verb

throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball

Example: "The pitcher delivered the ball"

Synonyms: deliver

verb

throw or toss with a light motion

Synonyms: toss

verb

erect and fasten

Example: "pitch a tent"

Synonyms: set up

verb

move abruptly

Synonyms: shift lurch

verb

heel over

Synonyms: tilt cant slant cant over

verb

fall or plunge forward

Example: "They pitched over the railing of the balcony."

verb

be at an angle

Synonyms: incline slope

verb

sell or offer for sale from place to place

Synonyms: hawk huckster monger peddle vend