# noun. - the quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone. * a car engine seems to change pitch downward as the vehicle passes you - the steepness of a slope, especially of a roof. - the level of intensity of something. * he brought the machine to a high pitch of development - a legal delivery of the ball by the pitcher. * None - a form of words used when trying to persuade someone to buy or accept something. * a good sales pitch - a swaying or oscillation of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle around a horizontal axis perpendicular to the direction of motion. * the pitch and roll of the ship - the distance between successive corresponding points or lines, e.g., between the teeth of a cogwheel. * None - a sticky resinous black or dark brown substance that is semiliquid when hot, hard when cold. It is obtained by distilling tar or petroleum and is used for waterproofing. * pitch is adhesive and repels water, which makes it a good substance for waterproofing
# verb. - throw (the ball) for the batter to try to hit. * None - throw or fling roughly or casually. * he crumpled the page up and pitched it into the fireplace - set (one's voice or a piece of music) at a particular pitch. * you've pitched the melody very high - make a bid to obtain a contract or other business. * they were pitching for an account - set up and fix in a definite position. * we pitched camp for the night - (of a moving ship, aircraft, or vehicle) rock or oscillate around a lateral axis, so that the front and back move up and down. * the little steamer pressed on, pitching gently - cause (a roof) to slope downward from the ridge. * the roof was pitched at an angle of 75 degrees - cover, coat, or smear with pitch. * he pitched the ship inside and outside
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