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1.nounA sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap."It is hard to get this pitch off my hand."
2.nounA dark, extremely viscous material remaining in still after distilling crude oil and tar."It was pitch black because there was no moon."
3.nounPitchstone.
4.verbTo cover or smear with pitch.
5.verbTo darken; to blacken; to obscure.
6.nounA throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand."a good pitch in quoits"
7.nounThe act of pitching a baseball."The pitch was low and inside."
8.nounThe field on which cricket, soccer, rugby or field hockey is played. (In cricket, the pitch is in the centre of the field; see cricket pitch.) Not used in America, where "field" is the preferred word."The teams met on the pitch."
9.nounAn effort to sell or promote something."He gave me a sales pitch."
10.nounThe distance between evenly spaced objects, e.g. the teeth of a saw or gear, the turns of a screw thread, the centres of holes, or letters in a monospace font."A helical scan with a pitch of zero is equivalent to constant z-axis scanning."
11.nounThe angle at which an object sits."the pitch of the roof or haystack"
12.nounA level or degree, or (by extension), a peak or highest degree.
13.nounThe rotation angle about the transverse axis.
14.nounThe place where a busker performs.
15.nounAn area in a market (or similar) allocated to a particular trader.
16.nounAn area on a campsite intended for occupation by a single tent, caravan or similar.
17.nounA point or peak; the extreme point of elevation or depression.
18.nounProminence; importance.
19.nounA section of a climb or rock face; specifically, the climbing distance between belays or stances.
20.nounA vertical cave passage, only negotiable by using rope or ladders."The entrance pitch requires 30 metres of rope."
21.nounA person's or animal's height.
22.nounThat point of the ground on which the ball pitches or lights when bowled.
23.nounA descent; a fall; a thrusting down.
24.nounThe point where a declivity begins; hence, the declivity itself; a descending slope; the degree or rate of descent or slope; slant."a steep pitch in the road"
25.nounThe limit of ground set to a miner who receives a share of the ore taken out.
26.verbTo throw."He pitched the horseshoe."
27.verbTo throw (the ball) toward a batter at home plate.
28.verbTo play baseball in the position of pitcher."Bob pitches today."
29.verbTo throw away; discard."He pitched the candy wrapper."
30.verbTo promote, advertise, or attempt to sell."He pitched the idea for months with no takers."
31.verbTo deliver in a certain tone or style, or with a certain audience in mind."At which level should I pitch my presentation?"
32.verbTo assemble or erect (a tent)."Pitch the tent over there."
33.verbTo fix or place a tent or temporary habitation; to encamp.
34.verbTo move so that the front of an aircraft or boat goes alternatively up and down.
35.verbTo play a short, high, lofty shot that lands with backspin."The only way to get on the green from here is to pitch the ball over the bunker."
36.verbTo bounce on the playing surface."The ball pitched well short of the batsman."
37.verb(of snow) To settle and build up, without melting.
38.verbTo alight; to settle; to come to rest from flight.
39.verb(with on or upon) To fix one's choice.
40.verbTo plunge or fall; especially, to fall forward; to decline or slope."The field pitches toward the east."
41.verb(of an embankment, roadway) To set, face, or pave with rubble or undressed stones.
42.verb(of a price, value) To set or fix.
43.verb(of a card) To discard for some gain.
44.nounThe perceived frequency of a sound or note."The pitch of middle "C" is familiar to many musicians."
45.nounIn an a cappella group, the singer responsible for singing a note for the other members to tune themselves by."Bob, our pitch, let out a clear middle "C" and our conductor gave the signal to start."
46.verbTo produce a note of a given pitch.
47.verbTo fix or set the tone of.