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pitch
verb(pitch)
set the level or character of
Synonyms: gear,
Examples:
She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience.
pitch
noun(pitch)
any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
Synonyms: tar,
pitch
noun(pitch)
abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
Synonyms: lurch, pitching,
Examples:
The pitching and tossing was quite exciting.
pitch
noun(pitch)
promotion by means of an argument and demonstration
Synonyms: sales pitch, sales talk,
pitch
noun(pitch)
an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump
Synonyms: auction pitch,
pitch
noun(pitch)
a sports field with predetermined dimensions for playing soccer
Synonyms: soccer field,
pitch
verb(pitch)
throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball
Synonyms: deliver,
Examples:
The pitcher delivered the ball.
pitch
verb(pitch)
heel over
Synonyms: cant, cant over, slant, tilt,
pitch
verb(pitch)
be at an angle
Synonyms: incline, slope,
pitch
verb(pitch)
sell or offer for sale from place to place
Synonyms: hawk, huckster, monger, peddle, vend,
pitch
verb(pitch)
erect and fasten
Synonyms: set up,
Examples:
Pitch a tent.
pitch
verb(pitch)
move abruptly
Synonyms: lurch, shift,
pitch
noun(pitch)
a high approach shot in golf
Synonyms: pitch shot,
pitch
noun(pitch)
(baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
Synonyms: delivery,
pitch
noun(pitch)
degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
Synonyms: rake, slant,
Examples:
The roof had a steep pitch.
pitch
verb(pitch)
throw or toss with a light motion
Synonyms: flip, sky, toss,
pitch
noun(pitch)
a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk)
Examples:
He was employed to see that his paper's news pitches were not trespassed upon by rival vendors.
pitch
verb(pitch)
fall or plunge forward
Examples:
She pitched over the railing of the balcony.
pitch
verb(pitch)
hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin
pitch
verb(pitch)
lead (a card) and establish the trump suit
pitch
verb(pitch)
set to a certain pitch
Examples:
He pitched his voice very low.
pitch
noun(pitch)
the action or manner of throwing something
Examples:
His pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor.
pitch
noun(pitch)
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration

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