pitch (
http://definr.com/pitch)
n 1: the property of sound that varies with variation in the
frequency of vibration
2: (baseball) the throwing of a baseball by a pitcher to a
batter [syn:
delivery]
3: (British) 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]
5: degree of deviation from a horizontal plane: "the roof had a
steep pitch" [syn:
rake,
slant]
6: any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a
residue [syn:
tar]
7: a high approach shot in golf [syn:
pitch shot]
8: an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump
[syn:
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,
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]
2: move abruptly [syn:
lurch,
shift]
3: fall forwards
4: set to a certain pitch, as of an instrument or one's voice;
"He pitched his voice very low"
5: sell or offer for sale from place to place [syn:
peddle,
monger,
huckster,
hawk,
vend]
6: be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down" [syn:
slope,
incline]
7: heel over [syn:
cant,
cant over,
tilt,
slant]
8: erect and fasten; "pitch a tent" [syn:
set up]
9: throw or hurl, as in baseball; "The pitcher delivered the
ball" [syn:
deliver]
10: erect and fix firmly in place; "They pitched the roof at a
steep slant"
11: cause to be at a particular level; "She pitched her
aspirations too high"
12: set the level or character of; "She pitched her speech to
the teenagers in the audience" [syn:
gear]