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S: (n) pitch (the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration)

S: (n) concert pitch, philharmonic pitch, international pitch (the pitch used to tune instruments for concert performances; usually assigns 440 Hz to the A above middle C)
S: (n) high pitch, high frequency (a pitch that is perceived as above other pitches)
S: (n) soprano, treble (the pitch range of the highest female voice)
S: (n) tenor (the pitch range of the highest male voice)
S: (n) key (pitch of the voice) "he spoke in a low key"
S: (n) low pitch, low frequency (a pitch that is perceived as below other pitches)

S: (n) alto (the pitch range of the lowest female voice)
S: (n) alto ((of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments)
S: (n) bass (the lowest part of the musical range)
S: (n) tone ((linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages) "the Beijing dialect uses four tones"
S: (n) tune (the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch) "he cannot sing in tune"; "the clarinet was out of tune"

S: (n) pitch, delivery ((baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter)
S: (n) pitch (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"
S: (n) sales talk, sales pitch, pitch (promotion by means of an argument and demonstration)
S: (n) pitch, rake, slant (degree of deviation from a horizontal plane) "the roof had a steep pitch"
S: (n) pitch, tar (any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue)
S: (n) pitch, soccer field (a sports field with predetermined dimensions for playing soccer)
S: (n) pitch, pitch shot (a high approach shot in golf)
S: (n) pitch, auction pitch (an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump)

S: (n) all fours, high-low-jack (card games in which points are won for taking the high or low or jack or game)

S: (n) game (a contest with rules to determine a winner) "you need four people to play this game"

S: (n) activity (any specific behavior) "they avoided all recreational activity"

S: (n) act, deed, human action, human activity (something that people do or cause to happen)

S: (n) psychological feature (a feature of the mental life of a living organism)

S: (n) abstraction, abstract entity (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)

S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))

S: (n) lurch, pitch, pitching (abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)) "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"
S: (n) pitch (the action or manner of throwing something) "his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor"

S: (v) flip, toss, sky, pitch (throw or toss with a light motion) "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"
S: (v) lurch, pitch, shift (move abruptly) "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"
S: (v) pitch (fall or plunge forward) "She pitched over the railing of the balcony"
S: (v) pitch (set to a certain pitch) "He pitched his voice very low"
S: (v) peddle, monger, huckster, hawk, vend, pitch (sell or offer for sale from place to place)
S: (v) slope, incline, pitch (be at an angle) "The terrain sloped down"
S: (v) cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch (heel over) "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"
S: (v) pitch, set up (erect and fasten) "pitch a tent"
S: (v) deliver, pitch (throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball) "The pitcher delivered the ball"

S: (v) pitch (hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin)
S: (v) pitch (lead (a card) and establish the trump suit)
S: (v) gear, pitch (set the level or character of) "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience"