pitch

the action or manner of throwing something

his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor

(baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter

abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)

the pitching and tossing was quite exciting

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

promotion by means of an argument and demonstration

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

any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue

set the level or character of

She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience

set to a certain pitch

He pitched his voice very low