Pitch - Definition

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