Overview of noun pitch

The noun pitch has 10 senses

• pitch -- (the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration)


• pitch, delivery -- ((baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter)


• 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")


• sales talk, sales pitch, pitch -- (promotion by means of an argument and demonstration)


• pitch, rake, slant -- (degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch")


• pitch, tar -- (any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue)


• pitch, pitch shot -- (a high approach shot in golf)


• pitch, auction pitch -- (an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump)


• lurch, pitch, pitching -- (abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting")


• pitch -- (the action or manner of throwing something; "his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor")

Overview of verb pitch

The verb pitch has 12 senses

• flip, toss, sky, pitch -- (throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper")


• lurch, pitch, shift -- (move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left")


• pitch -- (fall or plunge forward; "She pitched over the railing of the balcony")


• pitch -- (set to a certain pitch; "He pitched his voice very low")


• peddle, monger, huckster, hawk, vend, pitch -- (sell or offer for sale from place to place)


• slope, incline, pitch -- (be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down")


• cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch -- (heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting")


• pitch, set up -- (erect and fasten; "pitch a tent")


• deliver, pitch -- (throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball; "The pitcher delivered the ball")


• pitch -- (hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin)


• pitch -- (lead (a card) and establish the trump suit)


• gear, pitch -- (set the level or character of; "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience")