A level or degree, as of intensity: worked at a feverish pitch to meet the deadline.
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A resin derived from the sap of various coniferous trees, as the pines.
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A steep downward slope.
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Acoustics The distinctive quality of a sound, dependent primarily on the frequency of the sound waves produced by its source.
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Any of various natural bitumens, such as mineral pitch or asphalt.
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verb-transitive
Baseball To assign as pitcher.
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Baseball To play (a game) as pitcher.
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Baseball To throw (the ball) from the mound to the batter.
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Games To discard (a card other than a trump and different in suit from the card led).
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Games To lead (a card), thus establishing the trump suit.
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verb-intransitive
Baseball To play in the position of pitcher.
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Nautical To dip bow and stern alternately.
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Sports To hit a golf ball in a high arc with backspin so that it does not roll very far after striking the ground.
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To buck, as a horse.
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To oscillate about a lateral axis so that the nose lifts or descends in relation to the tail. Used of an aircraft.
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phrasal-verb
On Informal To succeed in choosing or achieving, usually quickly: pitched on the ideal solution.
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Pitch in Informal To join forces with others; help or cooperate.
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Pitch in Informal To set to work vigorously.
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Pitch into Informal To attack verbally or physically; assault.
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verb
To cover, smear, or treat with or as if with pitch.
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To erect and fix firmly in place.
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to throw usually with a particular objective or toward a particular point as.
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To throw (a baseball) to a batter.
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To toss (as coins) so as to fall at or near a mark.
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