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: 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; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left" [syn:
         {lurch}, {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}]
     6: be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down" [syn: {slope}, {incline}]
     7: heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"
        [syn: {cant}, {cant over}, {tilt}, {slant}]
     8: erect and fasten; "pitch a tent" [syn: {set up}]
     9: throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball;
        "The pitcher delivered the ball" [syn: {deliver}]
     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}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0