pitched Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb throw or toss with a light motion
   toss; sky; flip; pitch.
   
   • flip me the beachball
   • toss me newspaper
2. verb move abruptly
   shift; lurch; pitch.
   
   • The ship suddenly lurched to the left
3. verb fall or plunge forward
   pitch.
   
   • She pitched over the railing of the balcony
4. verb set to a certain pitch
   pitch.
   
   • He pitched his voice very low
5. verb sell or offer for sale from place to place
   monger; vend; pitch; peddle; hawk; huckster.
   
6. verb be at an angle
   slope; incline; pitch.
   
   • The terrain sloped down
7. verb heel over
   tilt; cant; slant; cant over; pitch.
   
   • The tower is tilting
   • The ceiling is slanting
8. verb erect and fasten
   set up; pitch.
   
   • pitch a tent
9. verb throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball
   deliver; pitch.
   
   • The pitcher delivered the ball
10. verb hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin
    pitch.
    
11. verb lead (a card) and establish the trump suit
    pitch.
    
12. verb set the level or character of
    gear; pitch.
    
    • She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience
13. adjective (of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form
    
    • high-pitched
14. adjective satellite set at a slant
    
    • a pitched rather than a flat roof

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