Synonyms: pitch
Definition: the action or manner of throwing something
Usage: his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor
Similar words: throw
Definition: the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
Usage: the catcher made a good throw to second base
Definition: (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
Similar words: throw
Definition: the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
Usage: the catcher made a good throw to second base
Synonyms: lurch, pitch, pitching
Definition: abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
Usage: the pitching and tossing was quite exciting
Similar words: motility, motion, move, movement
Definition: a change of position that does not entail a change of location
Usage: the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise; movement is a sign of life; an impatient move of his hand; gastrointestinal motility
Synonyms: pitch, auction pitch
Definition: an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump
Similar words: high-low-jack, all fours
Definition: card games in which points are won for taking the high or low or jack or game
Synonyms: pitch, pitch shot
Definition: a high approach shot in golf
Similar words: approach, approach shot
Definition: a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green
Usage: he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green
Synonyms: pitch
Definition: the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
Similar words: sound property
Definition: an attribute of sound
Definition: degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
Usage: the roof had a steep pitch
Similar words: gradient, slope
Definition: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal
Usage: a five-degree gradient
Synonyms: pitch, sales pitch, sales talk
Definition: promotion by means of an argument and demonstration
Similar words: promotion, promotional material, publicity, packaging
Definition: a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
Usage: the packaging of new ideas
Synonyms: pitch
Definition: 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
Similar words: position, place
Definition: the particular portion of space occupied by something
Usage: he put the lamp back in its place
Definition: any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
Similar words: bitumen
Definition: any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons
Definition: set the level or character of
Usage: She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience
Similar words: accommodate, adapt
Definition: make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
Usage: Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country
Synonyms: pitch
Definition: set to a certain pitch
Usage: He pitched his voice very low
Similar words: set
Definition: put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state
Usage: set the house afire
Synonyms: pitch
Definition: lead (a card) and establish the trump suit
Similar words: play
Definition: put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
Usage: He is playing his cards close to his chest; The Democrats still have some cards to play before they will concede the electoral victory
Synonyms: pitch
Definition: hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin
Definition: throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball
Usage: The pitcher delivered the ball
Synonyms: flip, pitch, sky, toss
Definition: throw or toss with a light motion
Usage: flip me the beachball; toss me newspaper
Definition: erect and fasten
Usage: pitch a tent
Definition: move abruptly
Usage: The ship suddenly lurched to the left
Similar words: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right
Synonyms: tilt, pitch, slant, cant, cant over
Definition: heel over
Usage: The tower is tilting; The ceiling is slanting
Similar words: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right
Synonyms: pitch
Definition: fall or plunge forward
Usage: She pitched over the railing of the balcony
Similar words: go down, come down, fall, descend
Definition: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
Usage: The temperature is going down; The barometer is falling; The curtain fell on the diva; Her hand went up and then fell again
Synonyms: slope, incline, pitch
Definition: be at an angle
Usage: The terrain sloped down
Similar words: slant, tilt, tip, angle, lean
Definition: to incline or bend from a vertical position
Usage: She leaned over the banister
Synonyms: pitch, huckster, hawk, vend, peddle, monger
Definition: sell or offer for sale from place to place
Similar words: trade, sell, deal
Definition: do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood
Usage: She deals in gold; The brothers sell shoes