n.
Function: noun
Date: 1542
1 a : SLOPE also : degree of slope : RAKE b : the distance between any of various things: as (1) : distance between one point on a gear tooth and the corresponding point on the next tooth (2) : distance from any point on the thread of a screw to the corresponding point on an adjacent thread measured parallel to the axis c : the theoretical distance a propeller would advance longitudinally in one revolution d : the number of teeth or of threads per inch e : a unit of width of type based on the number of times a letter can be set in a linear inch
2 : the action or a manner of pitching especially : an up-and-down movement ― compare YAW
3 archaic : TOP , ZENITH
4 a : the relative level, intensity, or extent of some quality or state <tensions rose to a feverish pitch > b (1) : the property of a sound and especially a musical tone that is determined by the frequency of the waves producing it : highness or lowness of sound (2) : a standard frequency for tuning instruments c (1) : the difference in the relative vibration frequency of the human voice that contributes to the total meaning of speech (2) : a definite relative pitch that is a significant phenomenon in speech
5 a : a steep place : DECLIVITY b : the portion of a route (as in mountain climbing or caving) between belay points
6 chiefly British a : an outdoor site (as for camping or doing business) b : PLAYING FIELD 1
7 : an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump
8 a : an often high-pressure sales presentation b : ADVERTISEMENT c : RECOMMENDATION , PLUG <made a pitch for tax cuts>
9 a : the delivery of a baseball by a pitcher to a batter b : a baseball so thrown c : PITCHOUT 2
– pitched \ ' picht \ adjective
pitch 4b(1): two systems of staff notation of pitch