1. (noun) pitch
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
2. (noun) pitch, delivery
(baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
3. (noun) pitch
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. (noun) sales talk, sales pitch, pitch
promotion by means of an argument and demonstration
5. (noun) pitch, rake, slant
degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
"the roof had a steep pitch"
6. (noun) pitch, tar
any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
7. (noun) pitch, pitch shot
a high approach shot in golf
8. (noun) pitch, auction pitch
an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump
9. (noun) lurch, pitch, pitching
abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
"the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"
10. (verb) pitch
the action or manner of throwing something
"his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor"
11. (verb) flip, toss, sky, pitch
throw or toss with a light motion
"flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"
12. (verb) lurch, pitch, shift
move abruptly
"The ship suddenly lurched to the left"
13. (verb) pitch
fall or plunge forward
"She pitched over the railing of the balcony"
14. (verb) pitch
set to a certain pitch
"He pitched his voice very low"
15. (verb) peddle, monger, huckster, hawk, vend, pitch
sell or offer for sale from place to place
16. (verb) slope, incline, pitch
be at an angle
"The terrain sloped down"
17. (verb) cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch
heel over
"The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"
18. (verb) pitch, set up
erect and fasten
"pitch a tent"
19. (verb) deliver, pitch
throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball
"The pitcher delivered the ball"
20. (verb) pitch
hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin
21. (verb) pitch
lead (a card) and establish the trump suit
22. (verb) gear, pitch
set the level or character of
"She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience"
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Definition of 'pitch' 
