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;
   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;
   sales talk, sales pitch
5. degree of deviation from a horizontal plane;
   rake, slant
   
   • the roof had a steep pitch
6. any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue;
   tar
7. a high approach shot in golf;
   pitch shot
8. an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump;
   auction pitch
9. abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance);
   lurch, pitching
   
   • the pitching and tossing was quite exciting
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, toss, sky
   
   • flip me the beachball
   • toss me newspaper
2. move abruptly;
   lurch, shift
   
   • The ship suddenly lurched to the left
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;
   peddle, monger, huckster, hawk, vend
6. be at an angle;
   slope, incline
   
   • The terrain sloped down
7. heel over;
   cant, cant over, tilt, slant
   
   • The tower is tilting
   • The ceiling is slanting
8. erect and fasten;
   set up
   
   • pitch a tent
9. throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball;
   deliver
   
   • The pitcher delivered the ball
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;
    gear
    
    • She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience