What is the meaning of pitched?

verb

  • Throw or toss with a light motion.
    • usage: "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"
  • Move abruptly.
    • usage: "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"
  • 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.
  • Be at an angle.
    • usage: "The terrain sloped down"
  • Heel over.
    • usage: "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"
  • Erect and fasten.
    • usage: "pitch a tent"
  • Throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball.
    • usage: "The pitcher delivered the ball"
  • 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"

adjective

  • Of sound. ( set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form)
    • usage: "high-pitched"
  • Set at a slant.
    • usage: "a pitched rather than a flat roof"
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APAWordNet. (2010). pitched. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/pitched/definitions/1180850
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