PITCH

May 19, 2025

Noun: the quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone

Noun: the steepness of a slope, especially of a roof

Noun: a level of the intensity of something, especially a high level

Noun: an area of ground marked out or used for play in an outdoor team game

Noun: a delivery of the ball by the pitcher

Noun: a form of words used when trying to persuade someone to buy or accept something

Noun: a place where a street vendor or performer stations themselves or sets up a stall

Noun: a swaying or oscillation of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle around a horizontal axis perpendicular to the direction of motion

Noun: the distance between successive corresponding points or lines, for example between the teeth of a cogwheel

Verb: set (one's voice or a piece of music) at a particular pitch

Verb: throw roughly or casually

Verb: throw (the ball) for the batter to try to hit

Verb: make a bid to obtain a contract or other business

Verb: set up and fix in position

Verb: (of a moving ship, aircraft, or vehicle) rock or oscillate around a lateral axis, so that the front moves up and down

Verb: cause (a roof) to slope downwards from the ridge

Verb: pave (a road) with stones

Verb: (in brewing) add yeast to (wort) to induce fermentation

Noun: a sticky resinous black or dark brown substance that is semi-liquid when hot and hardens when cold, obtained by distilling tar or turpentine and used for waterproofing

Verb: cover, coat, or smear with pitch