Meaning & Definition of Pitch in English
Pitch
noun
1. The property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
- pitch
2. (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
- 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"
- pitch
4. Promotion by means of an argument and demonstration
- sales talk,
- sales pitch,
- pitch
5. Degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
- "The roof had a steep pitch"
- pitch,
- rake,
- slant
6. Any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
- pitch,
- tar
7. A high approach shot in golf
- pitch,
- pitch shot
8. An all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump
- pitch,
- auction pitch
9. Abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
- "The pitching and tossing was quite exciting"
- lurch,
- pitch,
- pitching
10. The action or manner of throwing something
- "His pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor"
- pitch
verb
1. Throw or toss with a light motion
- "Flip me the beachball"
- "Toss me newspaper"
- flip,
- toss,
- sky,
- pitch
2. Move abruptly
- "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"
- lurch,
- pitch,
- shift
3. Fall or plunge forward
- "She pitched over the railing of the balcony"
- pitch
4. Set to a certain pitch
- "He pitched his voice very low"
- pitch
5. Sell or offer for sale from place to place
- peddle,
- monger,
- huckster,
- hawk,
- vend,
- pitch
6. Be at an angle
- "The terrain sloped down"
- slope,
- incline,
- pitch
7. Heel over
- "The tower is tilting"
- "The ceiling is slanting"
- cant,
- cant over,
- tilt,
- slant,
- pitch
8. Erect and fasten
- "Pitch a tent"
- pitch,
- set up
9. Throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball
- "The pitcher delivered the ball"
- deliver,
- pitch
10. Hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin
- pitch
11. Lead (a card) and establish the trump suit
- pitch
12. Set the level or character of
- "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience"
- gear,
- pitch