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the action or manner of throwing something; "his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor" fall or plunge forward; "She pitched over the railing of the balcony" erect and fasten; "pitch a tent" hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin lead (a card) and establish the trump suit set to a certain pitch; "He pitched his voice very low" any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue 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" (baseball) the throwing of a baseball by a pitcher to a batter an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump a high approach shot in golf the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch" set the level or character of; "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience" throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball; "The pitcher delivered the ball" abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting" move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left" be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down" promotion by means of an argument and demonstration throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper" heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting" sell or offer for sale from place to place |
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