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Pitch
pɪtʃ
- set (one's voice or a piece of music) at a particular pitch
"you've pitched the melody very high"
- set or aim at a particular level, target, or audience
"he should pitch his talk at a suitable level for the age group"
- throw roughly or casually
"he crumpled the page up and pitched it into the fireplace"
- fall heavily, especially headlong
"she pitched forward into blackness"
- throw (the ball) for the batter to try to hit
- (of a bowler) cause (the ball) to strike the ground at a particular point
"all too often you pitch the ball short"
- hit (the ball) on to the green with a pitch shot
- (of the ball) strike the ground in a particular spot
"the ball pitched, began to spin back, and rolled towards the hole"
- make a bid to obtain a contract or other business
"I've been pitching for this account for over a month"
- try to persuade someone to buy or accept (something)
"they pitched the story to various magazines and newspapers"
- set someone or something in conflict or competition with
"the case has pitched brother against brother"
- set up and fix in position
"we pitched camp for the night"
- fix (the stumps) in the ground and place the bails in preparation for play
"the stumps were pitched at 12 o'clock"
- (of a moving ship, aircraft, or vehicle) rock or oscillate around a lateral axis, so that the front moves up and down
"the little steamer pressed on, pitching gently"
- (of a vehicle) move with a vigorous jolting motion
"a Land Rover came pitching round the hillside"
- cause (a roof) to slope downwards from the ridge
"the roof was pitched at an angle of 75 degrees"
- slope downwards
"the ravine pitches down to the creek"
- pave (a road) with stones
"another sort of stone is used for pitching streets"
- (in brewing) add yeast to (wort) to induce fermentation