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| 1. | [ verb ] throw or toss with a light motion | |
| Synonyms: | toss sky flip | |
| Examples: | "flip me the beachball" "toss me newspaper" |
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| Related terms: | fling throw_back submarine lag pass | |
| 2. | [ verb ] move abruptly | |
| Synonyms: | lurch shift | |
| Examples: | "The ship suddenly lurched to the left" |
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| Related terms: | move shift lurch lurch | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (music) the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration | |
| Related terms: | sound_property tone key high_pitch concert_pitch tune low_pitch high low | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (baseball) the throwing of a baseball by a pitcher to a batter | |
| Synonyms: | delivery | |
| Related terms: | throw strike fastball wild_pitch submarine_ball curve knuckleball passed_ball beanball balk screwball sinker change-up spitball duster ball baseball baseball | |
| 5. | [ verb ] fall or plunge forward | |
| Examples: | "She pitched over the railing of the balcony" |
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| Related terms: | descend | |
| 6. | [ noun ] promotion by means of an argument and demonstration | |
| Synonyms: | sales_pitch sales_talk | |
| Related terms: | promotion peddle | |
| 7. | [ verb ] set to a certain pitch, as of an instrument or one's voice | |
| Examples: | "He pitched his voice very low" |
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| Related terms: | set | |
| 8. | [ noun ] (British) 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" |
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| Related terms: | position UK | |
| 9. | [ noun ] degree of deviation from a horizontal plane | |
| Synonyms: | slant rake | |
| Examples: | : "the roof had a steep pitch" |
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| Related terms: | gradient cant slope | |
| 10. | [ verb ] heel over | |
| Synonyms: | tilt cant_over slant cant | |
| Examples: | "The tower is tilting" "The ceiling is slanting" |
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| Related terms: | move cock bank bevel tilter lean | |
| 11. | [ verb ] erect and fasten | |
| Synonyms: | set_up | |
| Examples: | "pitch a tent" |
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| Related terms: | rear camp | |
| 12. | [ noun ] (chemistry) any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue | |
| Synonyms: | tar | |
| Related terms: | bitumen coal_tar tar | |
| 13. | [ verb ] set the level or character of | |
| Synonyms: | gear | |
| Examples: | "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience" |
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| Related terms: | adapt popularise | |
| 14. | [ noun ] (sport,golf) a high approach shot in golf | |
| Synonyms: | pitch_shot | |
| Related terms: | approach | |
| 15. | [ noun ] (cards,games) an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump | |
| Synonyms: | auction_pitch | |
| Related terms: | all_fours | |
| 16. | [ verb ] hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin | |
| Related terms: | hit | |
| 17. | [ verb ] cause to be at a particular level | |
| Examples: | "She pitched her aspirations too high" |
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| Related terms: | set | |
| 18. | [ verb ] erect and fix firmly in place | |
| Examples: | "They pitched the roof at a steep slant" |
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| Related terms: | put set | |
| 19. | [ verb ] be at an angle | |
| Synonyms: | incline slope | |
| Examples: | "The terrain sloped down" |
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| Related terms: | lean ascend climb fall stoop dip slope gradient inclination inclination dip | |
| 20. | [ verb ] (business) sell or offer for sale from place to place | |
| Synonyms: | peddle hawk huckster vend monger | |
| Related terms: | deal trader peddler huckster seller vending pusher | |
| 21. | [ verb ] (baseball) throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball | |
| Synonyms: | deliver | |
| Examples: | "The pitcher delivered the ball" |
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| Related terms: | throw fan | |
| 22. | [ verb ] (cards) lead (a card) and establish the trump suit | |
| Related terms: | play card_game | |
| 23. | [ noun ] (nautical) abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) | |
| Synonyms: | pitching lurch | |
| Examples: | "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting" |
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| Related terms: | motion rock ship lurch | |
| 24. | [ noun ] (sport) the action or manner of throwing something | |
| Examples: | "his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor" |
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| Related terms: | throw flip | |
| Similar spelling: |
pitchy Pietsch Pitts Pietz pithos |
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