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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PITCH, n. [L. pix; Gr. most probably named from its thickness or inspissation; L. figo.]
1. A thick tenacious substance,the juice of a species of pine or fir called abies picea, obtained by incision from the bark of the tree. When melted and pressed in bags of cloth, it is received into barrels. This is white or Burgundy pitch; by mixture with lampblack it is converted into black pitch. When kept long in fusion with vinegar, it becomes dry and brown, and forms colophony. The smoke of pitch condensed forms lampblack.
2. The resin of pine, or turpentine, inspissated; used in caulking ships and paying the sides and bottom.
PITCH, n. [from the root of pike, peak.]
1. Literally, a point; hence, any point or degree of elevation; as a high pitch; lowest pitch.
How high a pitch his resolution soars.
Alcibiades was one of the best orators of his age, notwithstanding he lived when learning was at its highest pitch.
2. Highest rise.
3. Size; stature.
So like in person, garb and pitch.
4. Degree; rate.
No pitch of glory from the grave is free.
5. The point where a declivity begins, or the declivity itself; descent; slope; as the pitch of a hill.
6. The degree of descent or declivity.
7. A descent; a fall; a thrusting down.
8. Degree of elevation of the key-note of a tune or of any note.
PITCH, v.t. [L. figo, to fix, and uniting pike, pique with fix.]
1. To throw or thrust, and primarily, to thrust a long or pointed object; hence, to fix; to plant; to set; as, to pitch a tent or pavilion, that is, to set the stakes.
2. To throw at a point; as, to pitch quoits.
3. To throw headlong; as, to pitch one in the mire or down a precipice.
4. To throw with a fork; as, to pitch hay or sheaves of corn.
5. To regulate or set the key-note of a tune in music.
6. To set in array; to marshal or arrange in order; used chiefly in the participle; as a pitched battle.
7. [from pitch.] To smear or pay over with pitch; as, to pitch the seams of a ship.
PITCH, v.i. To light; to settle; to come to rest from flight.
Take a branch of the tree on which the bees pitch, and wipe the hive.
1. To fall headlong; as, to pitch from a precipice; to pitch on the head.
2. To plunge; as, to pitch into a river.
3. To fall; to fix choice; with on or upon.
Pitch upon the best course of life, and custom will render it the most easy.
4. To fix a tent or temporary habitation; to encamp.
Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead. Genesis 31.
5. In navigation, to rise and fall, as the head and stern of a ship passing over waves.
6. To flow or fall precipitously, as a river.
Over this rock, the river pitches in one entire sheet.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
2: (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter [syn: pitch, delivery]
3: a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk); "he was employed to see that his paper's news pitches were not trespassed upon by rival vendors"
4: promotion by means of an argument and demonstration [syn: sales talk, sales pitch, pitch]
5: degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch" [syn: pitch, rake, slant]
6: any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue [syn: pitch, tar]
7: a high approach shot in golf [syn: pitch, pitch shot]
8: an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump [syn: pitch, auction pitch]
9: abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting" [syn: lurch, pitch, pitching]
10: the action or manner of throwing something; "his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor" v
1: throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper" [syn: flip, toss, sky, pitch]
2: move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left" [syn: lurch, pitch, shift]
3: fall or plunge forward; "She pitched over the railing of the balcony"
4: set to a certain pitch; "He pitched his voice very low"
5: sell or offer for sale from place to place [syn: peddle, monger, huckster, hawk, vend, pitch]
6: be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down" [syn: slope, incline, pitch]
7: heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting" [syn: cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch]
8: erect and fasten; "pitch a tent" [syn: pitch, set up]
9: throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball; "The pitcher delivered the ball" [syn: deliver, pitch]
10: hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin
11: lead (a card) and establish the trump suit
12: set the level or character of; "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience" [syn: gear, pitch]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English pich, from Old English pic, from Latin pic-, pix; akin to Greek pissa pitch, Old Church Slavic p?c?l? Date: before 12th century 1. a black or dark viscous substance obtained as a residue in the distillation of organic materials and especially tars 2. any of various bituminous substances 3. resin obtained from various conifers and often used medicinally 4. any of various artificial mixtures resembling resinous or bituminous pitches II. transitive verb Date: before 12th century to cover, smear, or treat with or as if with pitch III. verb Etymology: Middle English pichen to thrust, drive, fix firmly, probably from Old English *piccan, from Vulgar Latin *piccare — more at pike Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to erect and fix firmly in place <pitch a tent> 2. to throw usually with a particular objective or toward a particular point <pitch hay onto a wagon>: as a. to throw (a baseball) to a batter b. to toss (as coins) so as to fall at or near a mark <pitch pennies> c. to put aside or discard by or as if by throwing <pitched the trash into the bin> <decided to pitch the whole idea> 3. a. to present or advertise especially in a high-pressure way ; plug, promote b. to attempt to persuade especially with a sales pitch c. to present (a movie or program idea) for consideration (as by a TV producer) 4. a. (1) to cause to be at a particular level or of a particular quality <a test pitched at a 5th-grade reading level> (2) to set in a particular musical key b. to cause to be set at a particular angle ; slope 5. to utter glibly and insincerely 6. a. to use as a starting pitcher b. to play as pitcher 7. to hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with backspin so that it rolls very little after striking the green 8. throw 14 <pitch a fit> intransitive verb 1. a. to fall precipitately or headlong b. (1) of a ship to have the bow alternately plunge precipitately and rise abruptly (2) of an aircraft, missile, or spacecraft to turn about a lateral axis so that the forward end rises or falls in relation to the after end c. buck 1 2. encamp 3. to hit upon or happen upon something <pitch upon the perfect gift> 4. to incline downward ; slope 5. a. to throw a ball to a batter b. to play ball as a pitcher c. to pitch a golf ball 6. to make a sales pitch Synonyms: see throw IV. 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 adjective

U.S. Military Dictionary

(*) 1. The movement of an aircraft or ship about its transverse axis. 2. In air photography, the camera rotation about the transverse axis of the aircraft. Also called tip.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. v. & n. --v. 1 tr. (also absol.) erect and fix (a tent, camp, etc.). 2 tr. a throw; fling. b (in games) throw (a flat object) towards a mark. 3 tr. fix or plant (a thing) in a definite position. 4 tr. express in a particular style or at a particular level (pitched his argument at the most basic level). 5 intr. (often foll. by against, into, etc.) fall heavily, esp. headlong. 6 intr. (of a ship etc.) plunge in a longitudinal direction (cf. ROLL v. 8a). 7 tr. Mus. set at a particular pitch. 8 intr. (of a roof etc.) slope downwards. 9 intr. (often foll. by about) move with a vigorous jogging motion, as in a train, carriage, etc. 10 Cricket a tr. cause (a bowled ball) to strike the ground at a specified point etc. b intr. (of a bowled ball) strike the ground. 11 tr. colloq. tell (a yarn or a tale). 12 tr. Golf play (a ball) with a pitch shot. 13 tr. pave (a road) with stones. --n. 1 a the area of play in a field-game. b Cricket the area between the creases. 2 height, degree, intensity, etc. (the pitch of despair; nerves were strung to a pitch). 3 a the steepness of a slope, esp. of a roof, stratum, etc. b the degree of such a pitch. 4 Mus. a that quality of a sound which is governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone. b = concert pitch. 5 the pitching motion of a ship etc. 6 Cricket the act or mode of delivery in bowling, or the spot where the ball bounces. 7 colloq. a salesman's advertising or selling approach. 8 Brit. a place where a street vendor sells wares, has a stall, etc. 9 (also pitch shot) Golf a high approach shot with a short run. 10 Mech. the distance between successive corresponding points or lines, e.g. between the teeth of a cog-wheel etc. 11 the height to which a falcon etc. soars before swooping on its prey. 12 the delivery of a baseball by a pitcher. Phrases and idioms: pitch-and-toss a gambling game in which coins are pitched at a mark and then tossed. pitched battle 1 a vigorous argument etc. 2 Mil. a battle planned beforehand and fought on chosen ground. pitched roof a sloping roof. pitch in colloq. set to work vigorously. pitch into colloq. 1 attack forcibly with blows, words, etc. 2 assail (food, work, etc.) vigorously. pitch on (or upon) happen to select. pitch-pipe Mus. a small pipe blown to set the pitch for singing or tuning. pitch up Cricket bowl (a ball) to bounce near the batsman. pitch wickets Cricket fix the stumps in the ground and place the bails. Etymology: ME pic(c)he, perh. f. OE picc(e)an (unrecorded: cf. picung stigmata) 2. n. & v. --n. 1 a sticky resinous black or dark-brown substance obtained by distilling tar or turpentine, semi-liquid when hot, hard when cold, and used for caulking the seams of ships etc. 2 any of various bituminous substances including asphalt. --v.tr. cover, coat, or smear with pitch. Phrases and idioms: pitch-black (or -dark) very or completely dark. pitch-pine any of various pine-trees, esp. Pinus rigida or P. palustris, yielding much resin. Etymology: OE pic f. Gmc f. L pix picis

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Pitch Pitch, n. (Elec.) The distance between symmetrically arranged or corresponding parts of an armature, measured along a line, called the pitch line, drawn around its length. Sometimes half of this distance is called the pitch. Pitch of poles (Elec.), the distance between a pair of poles of opposite sign.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Pitch Pitch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pitched; p. pr. & vb. n. Pitching.] [See Pitch, n.] 1. To cover over or smear with pitch. --Gen. vi. 14. 2. Fig.: To darken; to blacken; to obscure. The welkin pitched with sullen could. --Addison.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Pitch Pitch, v. t. [OE. picchen; akin to E. pick, pike.] 1. To throw, generally with a definite aim or purpose; to cast; to hurl; to toss; as, to pitch quoits; to pitch hay; to pitch a ball. 2. To thrust or plant in the ground, as stakes or poles; hence, to fix firmly, as by means of poles; to establish; to arrange; as, to pitch a tent; to pitch a camp. 3. To set, face, or pave with rubble or undressed stones, as an embankment or a roadway. --Knight. 4. To fix or set the tone of; as, to pitch a tune. 5. To set or fix, as a price or value. [Obs.] --Shak. Pitched battle, a general battle; a battle in which the hostile forces have fixed positions; -- in distinction from a skirmish. To pitch into, to attack; to assault; to abuse. [Slang]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Pitch Pitch, n. [OE. pich, AS. pic, L. pix; akin to Gr. ?.] 1. A thick, black, lustrous, and sticky substance obtained by boiling down tar. It is used in calking the seams of ships; also in coating rope, canvas, wood, ironwork, etc., to preserve them. He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith. --Ecclus. xiii. 1. 2. (Geol.) See Pitchstone. Amboyna pitch, the resin of Dammara australis. See Kauri. Burgundy pitch. See under Burgundy. Canada pitch, the resinous exudation of the hemlock tree (Abies Canadensis); hemlock gum. Jew's pitch, bitumen. Mineral pitch. See Bitumen and Asphalt. Pitch coal (Min.), bituminous coal. Pitch peat (Min.), a black homogeneous peat, with a waxy luster. Pitch pine (Bot.), any one of several species of pine, yielding pitch, esp. the Pinus rigida of North America.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Pitch Pitch, v. i. 1. To fix or place a tent or temporary habitation; to encamp. ``Laban with his brethren pitched in the Mount of Gilead.'' --Gen. xxxi. 25. 2. To light; to settle; to come to rest from flight. The tree whereon they [the bees] pitch. --Mortimer. 3. To fix one's choise; -- with on or upon. Pitch upon the best course of life, and custom will render it the more easy. --Tillotson. 4. To plunge or fall; esp., to fall forward; to decline or slope; as, to pitch from a precipice; the vessel pitches in a heavy sea; the field pitches toward the east. Pitch and pay, an old aphorism which inculcates ready-money payment, or payment on delivery of goods. --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Pitch Pitch, n. 1. A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand; as, a good pitch in quoits. Pitch and toss, a game played by tossing up a coin, and calling ``Heads or tails;'' hence: To play pitch and toss with (anything), to be careless or trust to luck about it. ``To play pitch and toss with the property of the country.'' --G. Eliot. Pitch farthing. See Chuck farthing, under 5th Chuck. 2. (Cricket) That point of the ground on which the ball pitches or lights when bowled. 3. A point or peak; the extreme point or degree of elevation or depression; hence, a limit or bound. Driven headlong from the pitch of heaven, down Into this deep. --Milton. Enterprises of great pitch and moment. --Shak. To lowest pitch of abject fortune. --Milton. He lived when learning was at its highest pitch. --Addison. The exact pitch, or limits, where temperance ends. --Sharp. 4. Height; stature. [Obs.] --Hudibras. 5. A descent; a fall; a thrusting down. 6. The point where a declivity begins; hence, the declivity itself; a descending slope; the degree or rate of descent or slope; slant; as, a steep pitch in the road; the pitch of a roof. 7. (Mus.) The relative acuteness or gravity of a tone, determined by the number of vibrations which produce it; the place of any tone upon a scale of high and low. Note: Musical tones with reference to absolute pitch, are named after the first seven letters of the alphabet; with reference to relative pitch, in a series of tones called the scale, they are called one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. Eight is also one of a new scale an octave higher, as one is eight of a scale an octave lower. 8. (Mining) The limit of ground set to a miner who receives a share of the ore taken out. 9. (Mech.) (a) The distance from center to center of any two adjacent teeth of gearing, measured on the pitch line; -- called also circular pitch. (b) The length, measured along the axis, of a complete turn of the thread of a screw, or of the helical lines of the blades of a screw propeller. (c) The distance between the centers of holes, as of rivet holes in boiler plates. Concert pitch (Mus.), the standard of pitch used by orchestras, as in concerts, etc. Diametral pitch (Gearing), the distance which bears the same relation to the pitch proper, or circular pitch, that the diameter of a circle bears to its circumference; it is sometimes described by the number expressing the quotient obtained by dividing the number of teeth in a wheel by the diameter of its pitch circle in inches; as, 4 pitch, 8 pitch, etc. Pitch chain, a chain, as one made of metallic plates, adapted for working with a sprocket wheel. Pitch line, or Pitch circle (Gearing), an ideal line, in a toothed gear or rack, bearing such a relation to a corresponding line in another gear, with which the former works, that the two lines will have a common velocity as in rolling contact; it usually cuts the teeth at about the middle of their height, and, in a circular gear, is a circle concentric with the axis of the gear; the line, or circle, on which the pitch of teeth is measured. Pitch of a roof (Arch.), the inclination or slope of the sides expressed by the height in parts of the span; as, one half pitch; whole pitch; or by the height in parts of the half span, especially among engineers; or by degrees, as a pitch of 30[deg], of 45[deg], etc.; or by the rise and run, that is, the ratio of the height to the half span; as, a pitch of six rise to ten run. Equilateral pitch is where the two sloping sides with the span form an equilateral triangle. Pitch of a plane (Carp.), the slant of the cutting iron. Pitch pipe, a wind instrument used by choristers in regulating the pitch of a tune. Pitch point (Gearing), the point of contact of the pitch lines of two gears, or of a rack and pinion, which work together.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Dip Dip, n. 1. The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid. ``The dip of oars in unison.'' --Glover. 2. Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch. 3. A liquid, as a sauce or gravy, served at table with a ladle or spoon. [Local, U.S.] --Bartlett. 4. A dipped candle. [Colloq.] --Marryat. Dip of the horizon (Astron.), the angular depression of the seen or visible horizon below the true or natural horizon; the angle at the eye of an observer between a horizontal line and a tangent drawn from the eye to the surface of the ocean. Dip of the needle, or Magnetic dip, the angle formed, in a vertical plane, by a freely suspended magnetic needle, or the line of magnetic force, with a horizontal line; -- called also inclination. Dip of a stratum (Geol.), its greatest angle of inclination to the horizon, or that of a line perpendicular to its direction or strike; -- called also the pitch.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(pitches, pitching, pitched) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A pitch is an area of ground that is marked out and used for playing a game such as football, cricket, or hockey. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use field) There was a swimming-pool, cricket pitches, playing fields... Their conduct both on and off the pitch was excellent. N-COUNT: oft n N 2. If you pitch something somewhere, you throw it with quite a lot of force, usually aiming it carefully. Simon pitched the empty bottle into the lake. VERB: V n prep 3. To pitch somewhere means to fall forwards suddenly and with a lot of force. The movement took him by surprise, and he pitched forward... I was pitched into the water and swam ashore. VERB: V adv, be V-ed prep/adv 4. If someone is pitched into a new situation, they are suddenly forced into it. They were being pitched into a new adventure... This could pitch the government into confrontation with the work-force. VERB: be V-ed prep, V n prep 5. In the game of baseball or rounders, when you pitch the ball, you throw it to the batter for them to hit it. We passed long, hot afternoons pitching a baseball. VERB: V n • pitching His pitching was a legend among major league hitters. N-UNCOUNT 6. The pitch of a sound is how high or low it is. He raised his voice to an even higher pitch. see also perfect pitch 7. If a sound is pitched at a particular level, it is produced at the level indicated. His cry is pitched at a level that makes it impossible to ignore... Her voice was well pitched and brisk. VERB: usu passive, be V-ed prep/adv, V-ed see also high-pitched, low-pitched 8. If something is pitched at a particular level or degree of difficulty, it is set at that level. I think the material is pitched at too high a level for our purposes... The government has pitched High Street interest rates at a new level. VERB: be V-ed prep, V n prep 9. If something such as a feeling or a situation rises to a high pitch, it rises to a high level. Tension has reached such a pitch that the armed forces say soldiers may have to use their weapons to defend themselves against local people. N-SING: usu with supp see also fever pitch 10. If you pitch your tent, or pitch camp, you put up your tent in a place where you are going to stay. He had pitched his tent in the yard... At dusk we pitched camp in the middle of nowhere. VERB: V n, V n 11. If a boat pitches, it moves violently up and down with the movement of the waves when the sea is rough. The ship is pitching and rolling in what looks like about fifteen foot seas. VERB: V 12. see also pitched 13. If someone makes a pitch for something, they try to persuade people to do or buy it. The President speaks in New York today, making another pitch for his economic program... PHRASE: V inflects, oft PHR for n see also sales pitch

Easton's Bible Dictionary

(Gen. 6:14), asphalt or bitumen in its soft state, called "slime" (Gen. 11:3; 14:10; Ex. 2:3), found in pits near the Dead Sea (q.v.). It was used for various purposes, as the coating of the outside of vessels and in building. Allusion is made in Isa. 34:9 to its inflammable character. (See SLIME.)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

pich: The translation of the noun kopher, and the verb kaphar, in Ge 6:14 and of the noun zepheth, in Ex 2:3; Isa 34:9. In Ge 6:14 the words are the ordinary forms for "covering," "cover," so that the translation "pitch" is largely guesswork, aided by the Septuagint, which reads asphaltos, "bitumen," here, and by the fact that pitch is a usual "covering" for vessels. The meaning of zepheth, however, is fixed by the obvious Dead Sea imagery of Isa 34:9-15--the streams and land of Edom are to become burning bitumen, like the sites of Sodom and Gomorrah. In Ex 2:3 zepheth is combined with chemar, which also means bitumen (Ge 14:10; see SLIME), and the distinction between the words (different consistencies of the same substance?) is not clear.

Burton Scott Easton

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. 1. Degree of elevation. 2. Degree, measure, extent, range, rate. 3. Height, loftiness, highest rise. 4. Size, stature. 5. Declivity, descent, slope, inclination. 6. Degree of slope, degree of inclination. 7. Throw, toss, cast, jerk. 8. (Mus.) Relative height. II. v. a. 1. Throw, cast, fling, hurl, toss, launch, send, dart, lance, jaculate. 2. Set (as a tent), fix, plant, place, station, locate, settle, establish. 3. Set, fix (as price). III. v. n. 1. Fall, plunge, fall headlong. 2. Light, settle, rest. 3. Encamp. 4. (Naut.) Rise and fall.

Moby Thesaurus

AF, French pitch, abuse, acme, address, after-dinner speech, allocution, amount, angularity, apex, apogee, ascend, asphalt, assail, assault, assist, attack, audio frequency, ballyhoo, bank, base, belabor, belly buster, belly flop, belly whopper, bevel, bezel, bitumen, bivouac, blunder, bob, bobble, bowl, brow, buck off, build, build in, bung, caliber, camp, camp out, cannonball, cant, cap, capsize, careen, career, cascade, cast, cast up, catapult, cataract, chalk talk, change of pace, change-up, charcoal, chip in, choose, chuck, chunk, chute, classical pitch, climax, climb, cloud nine, coal, coggle, collapse, come a cropper, come down, compass, contribute, cooperate, crash, crash dive, crest, crow, crown, culmen, culmination, curve, cut, dangle, dart, dash, debate, declamation, decline, degree, depth, descend, determine, diatribe, dip, dip down, dive, down, downcurve, drive stakes, drop, drop down, drop off, easy slope, ebon, ebony, edge, elect, elevate, encamp, erect, establish, eulogy, exhortation, extent, extreme limit, extremity, fall, fall away, fall down, fall flat, fall headlong, fall off, fall over, fall prostrate, falter, fastball, filibuster, fire, fix, fleam, fling, flip, flounce, flounder, fluctuate, flutter, forensic, forensic address, fork, formal speech, forward pass, found, frequency, fundamental, fundamental tone, funeral oration, gainer, gentle slope, get a cropper, glacis, go camping, go down, go downhill, go uphill, grade, gradient, gravitate, ground, hanging gardens, harangue, harmonic, header, heave, heaven, heavens, height, helicline, help, high noon, high pitch, highest pitch, highest point, hillside, hobbyhorse, hoist, hortatory address, hurl, hurtle, inaugural, inaugural address, inclination, incline, inclined plane, incurve, inflection, ink, install, interval, intonation, intonation pattern, invective, invest, jackknife, jeremiad, jerk, jet, jump on, keel, key, knuckleball, labor, lance, lash out at, lateral, lateral pass, launch, launching ramp, lay into, lay the foundation, lean, leaning, leaning tower, leap, let fly, level, librate, lift up, light into, limit, list, lob, lose altitude, low pitch, lurch, make heavy weather, mark, maximum, measure, meridian, modulation, monotone, monotony, mountaintop, move, name, ne plus ultra, new philharmonic pitch, night, no place higher, nominate, noon, nose dive, nose-dive, notch, note, nuance, nutate, opt for, oration, oscillate, outcurve, overtone, parachute, parachute jump, partial, partial tone, pas, pass, patter, peak, peg, pelt, pendulate, pep talk, period, peroration, persuasion, philharmonic pitch, philippic, philosophical pitch, pick, pinnacle, pitch accent, pitch and plunge, pitch and toss, pitch camp, pitch in, pitch into, pitchfork, pitchpole, place, plane, plant, plateau, plop, plummet, plump, plunge, plunk, point, pole, position, pounce, pounce on, pounce upon, pound, pour down, power dive, precipitate, prepared speech, prepared text, proportion, public speech, put, put in, put the shot, put up, rain, raise, raise aloft, raise up, rake, ramp, range, ratio, raven, reach, reading, rear, rear aloft, recital, recitation, reel, register, remove, resonate, retreat, ridge, rise, rock, roll, rough it, round, rung, running dive, sail into, sales pitch, sales talk, salutatory, salutatory address, say, scale, scarp, scend, scope, screed, screwball, seat, seethe, select, send, serve, service, set, set speech, set up, set upon, seventh heaven, shade, shadow, shake, shelve, shelving beach, shoot, shot-put, shy, side, sidle, sinker, skin-dive, sky, sky dive, sky-dive, slant, sleep out, slider, sling, sloe, slope, smoke, smut, snap, song and dance, soot, sound, space, speech, speech tune, speechification, speeching, spiel, spire, spitball, spitter, sprawl, spread-eagle, stagger, stair, stand upright, standard, standard pitch, stationary dive, steep slope, step, stiff climb, stint, stoop, struggle, stumble, summit, suprasegmental, swag, swan dive, sway, swing, swoop, swoop down, take a fall, take a header, take a pratfall, talk, talkathon, talus, tar, tent, thrash about, throw, tilt, tip, tip-top, tirade, tonality, tone, tonelessness, top, topple, topple down, topple over, toss, toss and tumble, toss and turn, totter, tower of Pisa, tread, trend downward, trip, tumble, tune, turn turtle, unhorse, unseat, upcurve, upend, upheave, uplift, upmost, upper extremity, uppermost, upraise, uprear, upright, uprise, utmost, vacillate, valediction, valedictory, valedictory address, vertex, very top, vest, vibrate, volutation, wag, waggle, wallop, wallow, wave, waver, welter, wobble, yaw, zenith