Pitch

n. relative highness or lowness of a sound; tar, asphalt; throw, toss; slant, inclination; place of business; number of characters in an inch (Computers)

v. establish, erect; throw, toss; cover with tar, spread with tar

Pitch may refer to: In music:Pitch (music), the property of a sound or musical tone measured by its perceived frequencyVocal range and instrumental pitch rangeMusical tuning explains pitch systems and pitch standardsAbsolute pitch and relative pitchDefinite pitch and indefinite pitchIn speech, language, hearing, and signal processing:Pitch accent, the system employed by tonal languagesTone (linguistics) explains the variation of meaning with pitchParalanguage explains how tone of voice carries emotional meaningPitch (psychophysics), the perceptual correlate of the frequency of a sound wavePitch shifter (audio processor), an electronic device for modifying the pitch of soundsPitch detection algorithm, an algorithm to estimate the fundamental frequency of speech or musical instrument
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Pitch 1. a dark viscous residue from distillation of tar and other substances. 2. any of various bituminous substances such as natural asphalt. 3. [more]Pitch - Community and Resources

Noun
1. the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
(hypernym) sound property
(hyponym) concert pitch, philharmonic pitch, international pitch
(attribute) high, high-pitched
2. (baseball) the throwing of a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
(synonym) delivery
(hypernym) throw
(hyponym) balk
(derivation) deliver
(classification) baseball, baseball game, ball
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"
(hypernym) position, place
(derivation) peddle, monger, huckster, hawk, vend
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
4. promotion by means of an argument and demonstration
(synonym) sales talk, sales pitch
(hypernym) promotion, publicity, promotional material, packaging
(derivation) peddle, monger, huckster, hawk, vend
5. degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch"
(synonym) rake, slant
(hypernym) gradient, slope
(derivation) cant, cant over, tilt, slant
6. any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
(synonym) tar
(hypernym) bitumen
(hyponym) coal tar
7. a high approach shot in golf
(synonym) pitch shot
(hypernym) approach, approach shot
8. an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump
(synonym) auction pitch
(hypernym) all fours, high-low-jack
9. abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"
(synonym) lurch, pitching
(hypernym) motion, movement, move, motility
(hyponym) rock, careen, sway, tilt
(derivation) lurch, shift
(classification) ship
10. the action or manner of throwing something; "his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor"
(hypernym) throw
(derivation) flip, toss, sky
Verb
1. throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"
(synonym) flip, toss, sky
(hypernym) fling
(hyponym) submarine
2. move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"
(synonym) lurch, shift
(hypernym) move
(derivation) lurch, pitching
3. fall or plunge forward; "She pitched over the railing of the balcony"
(hypernym) descend, fall, go down, come down
4. set to a certain pitch; "He pitched his voice very low"
(hypernym) set
5. sell or offer for sale from place to place
(synonym) peddle, monger, huckster, hawk, vend
(hypernym) deal, sell, trade
6. be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down"
(synonym) slope, incline
(hypernym) lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle
(hyponym) ascend
(derivation) rake, slant
7. heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"
(synonym) cant, cant over, tilt, slant
(hypernym) move
(hyponym) cock
(derivation) rake, slant
8. erect and fasten; "pitch a tent"
(synonym) set up
(hypernym) rear, erect
(hyponym) camp, camp down
9. throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball; "The pitcher delivered the ball"
(synonym) deliver
(hypernym) throw
(derivation) delivery
10. hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin
(hypernym) hit
(derivation) pitch shot
11. lead (a card) and establish the trump suit
(hypernym) play
(derivation) auction pitch
(classification) card game, cards
12. set the level or character of; "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience"
(synonym) gear
(hypernym) adapt, accommodate
(hyponym) popularize, popularise

(n.)
A descent; a fall; a thrusting down.
  

(n.)
A point or peak; the extreme point or degree of elevation or depression; hence, a limit or bound.
  

(n.)
A thick, black, lustrous, and sticky substance obtained by boiling down tar. It is used in calking the seams of ships; also in coating rope, canvas, wood, ironwork, etc., to preserve them.
  

(n.)
A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand; as, a good pitch in quoits.
  

(n.)
Fig.: To darken; to blacken; to obscure.
  

(n.)
Height; stature.
  

(n.)
See Pitchstone.
  

(n.)
That point of the ground on which the ball pitches or lights when bowled.
  

(n.)
The distance between the centers of holes, as of rivet holes in boiler plates.
  

(n.)
The distance from center to center of any two adjacent teeth of gearing, measured on the pitch line; -- called also circular pitch.
  

(n.)
The length, measured along the axis, of a complete turn of the thread of a screw, or of the helical lines of the blades of a screw propeller.
  

(n.)
The limit of ground set to a miner who receives a share of the ore taken out.
  

(n.)
The point where a declivity begins; hence, the declivity itself; a descending slope; the degree or rate of descent or slope; slant; as, a steep pitch in the road; the pitch of a roof.
  

(n.)
The relative acuteness or gravity of a tone, determined by the number of vibrations which produce it; the place of any tone upon a scale of high and low.
  

(n.)
To cover over or smear with pitch.
  

(v. i.)
To fix one's choise; -- with on or upon.
  

(v. i.)
To fix or place a tent or temporary habitation; to encamp.
  

(v. i.)
To light; to settle; to come to rest from flight.
  

(v. i.)
To plunge or fall; esp., to fall forward; to decline or slope; as, to pitch from a precipice; the vessel pitches in a heavy sea; the field pitches toward the east.
  

(v. t.)
To fix or set the tone of; as, to pitch a tune.
  

(v. t.)
To set or fix, as a price or value.
  

(v. t.)
To set, face, or pave with rubble or undressed stones, as an embankment or a roadway.
  

(v. t.)
To throw, generally with a definite aim or purpose; to cast; to hurl; to toss; as, to pitch quoits; to pitch hay; to pitch a ball.
  

(v. t.)
To thrust or plant in the ground, as stakes or poles; hence, to fix firmly, as by means of poles; to establish; to arrange; as, to pitch a tent; to pitch a camp.