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pitch

verbnoun /pɪʧ/ 1 syllables 5 letters Scrabble 12 WWF 13
Definitions
verb

set the level or character of

“She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience”

verb

sell or offer for sale from place to place

verb

erect and fasten

“pitch a tent”

verb

move abruptly

noun

a high approach shot in golf

noun

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

noun

degree of deviation from a horizontal plane

“the roof had a steep pitch”

verb

throw or toss with a light motion

noun

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”

verb

fall or plunge forward

“She pitched over the railing of the balcony”

verb

hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin

noun

any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue

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