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

her voice rose steadily in pitch

the steepness of a slope, especially of a roof

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

the media furore reached such a pitch that the company withdrew the product

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

a football pitch

a delivery of the ball by the pitcher

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

he put over a very strong sales pitch

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

the traders had already reserved their pitches

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

the pitch and roll of the ship

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

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

you've pitched the melody very high

throw roughly or casually

he crumpled the page up and pitched it into the fireplace

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

make a bid to obtain a contract or other business

I've been pitching for this account for over a month

set up and fix in position

we pitched camp for the night

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

the little steamer pressed on, pitching gently

cause (a roof) to slope downwards from the ridge

the roof was pitched at an angle of 75 degrees

pave (a road) with stones

another sort of stone is used for pitching streets

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

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

pitch is adhesive and repels water, which makes it a good substance for waterproofing

the desert night was as black as pitch

cover, coat, or smear with pitch

he pitched the ship inside and outside