Noun

• S: (n) pitch (the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration)
• S: (n) pitch, delivery ((baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter)
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• domain category
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) throw (the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)) "the catcher made a good throw to second base"
• S: (n) bowling ((cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman)
• S: (n) fling (the act of flinging)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) throw (the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)) "the catcher made a good throw to second base"
• S: (n) bowling ((cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman)
• S: (n) fling (the act of flinging)
• S: (n) heave, heaving (throwing something heavy (with great effort)) "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes"
• S: (n) hurl, cast (a violent throw)
• S: (n) leaner ((horseshoes) the throw of a horseshoe so as to lean against (but not encircle) the stake)
• S: (n) pass, toss, flip ((sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team) "the pass was fumbled"
• S: (n) pitch (the action or manner of throwing something) "his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor"
• S: (n) pitch, delivery ((baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter)
• S: (n) ringer ((horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg)
• S: (n) shy (a quick throw) "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"
• S: (n) slinging (throwing with a wide motion (as if with a sling))
• S: (n) throw-in ((rugby) an act or instance of throwing a ball in to put it into play)
• S: (n) flip (a sudden, quick movement) "with a flip of the wrist"; "the fish flipped over"
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) heave, heaving (throwing something heavy (with great effort)) "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes"
• S: (n) hurl, cast (a violent throw)
• S: (n) leaner ((horseshoes) the throw of a horseshoe so as to lean against (but not encircle) the stake)
• S: (n) pass, toss, flip ((sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team) "the pass was fumbled"
• S: (n) pitch (the action or manner of throwing something) "his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor"
• S: (n) pitch, delivery ((baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter)
• S: (n) ringer ((horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg)
• S: (n) shy (a quick throw) "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"
• S: (n) slinging (throwing with a wide motion (as if with a sling))
• S: (n) throw-in ((rugby) an act or instance of throwing a ball in to put it into play)
• S: (n) flip (a sudden, quick movement) "with a flip of the wrist"; "the fish flipped over"
• derivationally related form
• 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)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• 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) cinch (a form of all fours in which the players bid for the privilege of naming trumps)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) pitch, auction pitch (an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump)
• S: (n) seven-up, old sledge (a form of all fours in which a total of seven points is game)
• derivationally related form
• W: (v) pitch [Related to: pitch] (lead (a card) and establish the trump suit)
• 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"

Verb

• 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"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (v) throw (propel through the air) "throw a frisbee"
• derivationally related form
• W: (n) pitch [Related to: pitch] ((baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter)
• W: (n) pitcher [Related to: pitch] ((baseball) the person who does the pitching) "our pitcher has a sore arm"
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• S: (v) pitch (hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin)
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• S: (v) hit (cause to move by striking) "hit a ball"
• S: (v) play (shoot or hit in a particular manner) "She played a good backhand last night"
• S: (v) foul (hit a foul ball)
• S: (v) cannon (make a cannon)
• S: (v) clap (strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise) "clap two boards together"
• S: (v) ground out (make an out by hitting the ball on the ground)
• S: (v) toe (drive (a golf ball) with the toe of the club)
• S: (v) shank (hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction)
• S: (v) pitch (hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin)
• S: (v) fly (hit a fly)
• S: (v) snap (put in play with a snap) "snap a football"
• S: (v) whang (propel or hit with force) "whang the ball"
• S: (v) undercut (strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot)
• S: (v) putt (strike (a golf ball) lightly, with a putter) "he putted the ball several feet past the hole"
• S: (v) heel (strike with the heel of the club) "heel a golf ball"
• S: (v) toe (hit (a golf ball) with the toe of the club)
• S: (v) bunker (hit a golf ball into a bunker)
• S: (v) bounce (hit something so that it bounces) "bounce a ball"
• S: (v) backhand (hit a tennis ball backhand)
• S: (v) pop (hit a pop-fly) "He popped out to shortstop"
• S: (v) follow through (carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ball)
• S: (v) shell (hit the pitches of hard and regularly) "He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning"
• S: (v) ground (hit onto the ground)
• S: (v) ground (hit a groundball) "he grounded to the second baseman"
• S: (v) top (strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin)
• S: (v) pull (hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing) "pull the ball"
• S: (v) kill (hit with great force) "He killed the ball"
• S: (v) kill (hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games) "She killed the ball"
• S: (v) connect (hit or play a ball successfully) "The batter connected for a home run"
• S: (v) drive (hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally) "drive a ball"
• S: (v) drive (strike with a driver, as in teeing off) "drive a golf ball"
• S: (v) hole, hole out (hit the ball into the hole)
• S: (v) bunt, drag a bunt (hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance)
• S: (v) snick (hit a glancing blow with the edge of the bat)
• S: (v) racket (hit (a ball) with a racket)
• S: (v) dribble, carry (propel) "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball"
• S: (v) slice (hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction)
• S: (v) hook (hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left)
• S: (v) single (hit a single) "the batter singled to left field"
• S: (v) double (hit a two-base hit)
• S: (v) triple (hit a three-base hit)
• S: (v) smash (hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke)
• S: (v) shoot (throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective) "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"
• S: (v) volley (hit before it touches the ground) "volley the tennis ball"
• S: (v) croquet (drive away by hitting with one's ball) "croquet the opponent's ball"
• S: (v) loft (kick or strike high in the air) "loft a ball"
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• 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"