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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)
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) cinch (a form of all fours in which the players bid for the privilege of naming trumps)
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)

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) slam, flap down (throw violently) "He slammed the book on the table"
S: (v) ground (throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage)
S: (v) prostrate (throw down flat, as on the ground) "She prostrated herself with frustration"
S: (v) hurl, hurtle, cast (throw forcefully)
S: (v) heave (throw with great effort)
S: (v) pelt, bombard (cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile) "They pelted each other with snowballs"
S: (v) defenestrate (throw through or out of the window) "The rebels stormed the palace and defenestrated the President"
S: (v) deliver, pitch (throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball) "The pitcher delivered the ball"
S: (v) shy (throw quickly)
S: (v) drive (cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force) "drive the ball far out into the field"
S: (v) deep-six, throw overboard (throw from a boat)
S: (v) ridge (throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides) "He ridged his corn"

S: (v) propel, impel (cause to move forward with force) "Steam propels this ship"

S: (v) move, displace (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense) "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

S: (v) jettison (throw as from an airplane)
S: (v) fling (throw with force or recklessness) "fling the frisbee"
S: (v) lob (propel in a high arc) "lob the tennis ball"
S: (v) chuck, toss (throw carelessly) "chuck the ball"
S: (v) skim, skip, skitter (cause to skip over a surface) "Skip a stone across the pond"
S: (v) juggle (throw, catch, and keep in the air several things simultaneously)
S: (v) flip, flick (cause to move with a flick) "he flicked his Bic"
S: (v) pass (throw (a ball) to another player) "Smith passed"

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"