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Meaning of pitch

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  pitch
      n 1: the property of sound that varies with variation in the
           frequency of vibration
      2: (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a
         batter [syn: {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"
      4: promotion by means of an argument and demonstration [syn:
         {sales talk}, {sales pitch}, {pitch}]
      5: degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a
         steep pitch" [syn: {pitch}, {rake}, {slant}]
      6: any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a
         residue [syn: {pitch}, {tar}]
      7: a high approach shot in golf [syn: {pitch}, {pitch shot}]
      8: an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump
         [syn: {pitch}, {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}, {pitch}, {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}, {pitch}]
      2: move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left" [syn:
         {lurch}, {pitch}, {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}, {pitch}]
      6: be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down" [syn: {slope},
         {incline}, {pitch}]
      7: heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"
         [syn: {cant}, {cant over}, {tilt}, {slant}, {pitch}]
      8: erect and fasten; "pitch a tent" [syn: {pitch}, {set up}]
      9: throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball;
         "The pitcher delivered the ball" [syn: {deliver}, {pitch}]
      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}, {pitch}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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