What is the meaning of pitch?

noun

• The property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration.
• Baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter.
  • synonyms: delivery
• A vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk. )
  • usage: "he was employed to see that his paper's news pitches were not trespassed upon by rival vendors"
• Promotion by means of an argument and demonstration.
  • synonyms: sales talk, sales pitch
• Degree of deviation from a horizontal plane.
  • usage: "the roof had a steep pitch"
  • synonyms: rake, slant
• Any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue.
  • synonyms: tar
• A high approach shot in golf.
  • synonyms: pitch shot
• An all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump.
  • synonyms: auction pitch
• Abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance. )
  • usage: "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"
  • synonyms: lurch, pitching
• The action or manner of throwing something.
  • usage: "his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor"

verb

• Throw or toss with a light motion.
  • usage: "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"
  • synonyms: flip, toss, sky
• Move abruptly.
  • usage: "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"
  • synonyms: lurch, shift
• Fall or plunge forward.
  • usage: "She pitched over the railing of the balcony"
• Set to a certain pitch.
  • usage: "He pitched his voice very low"
• Sell or offer for sale from place to place.
  • synonyms: peddle, monger, huckster, hawk, vend
• Be at an angle.
  • usage: "The terrain sloped down"
  • synonyms: slope, incline
• Heel over.
  • usage: "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"
  • synonyms: cant, cant over, tilt, slant
• Erect and fasten.
  • usage: "pitch a tent"
  • synonyms: set up
• Throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball.
  • usage: "The pitcher delivered the ball"
  • synonyms: deliver
• Hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin.
• Lead (a card) and establish the trump suit.
• Set the level or character of.
  • usage: "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience"
  • synonyms: gear