PITCHING

To cover or smear with pitch.

To darken; to blacken; to obscure.

To throw.

Example: "He pitched the horseshoe."

To throw (the ball) toward a batter at home plate.

To play baseball in the position of pitcher.

Example: "Bob pitches today."

To throw away; discard.

Example: "He pitched the candy wrapper."

To promote, advertise, or attempt to sell.

Example: "He pitched the idea for months with no takers."

To deliver in a certain tone or style, or with a certain audience in mind.

Example: "At which level should i pitch my presentation?"

To assemble or erect (a tent).

Example: "Pitch the tent over there."

To fix or place a tent or temporary habitation; to encamp.

To move so that the front of an aircraft or boat goes alternatively up and down.

To play a short, high, lofty shot that lands with backspin.

Example: "The only way to get on the green from here is to pitch the ball over the bunker."

To bounce on the playing surface.

Example: "The ball pitched well short of the batsman."

(of snow) to settle and build up, without melting.

To alight; to settle; to come to rest from flight.

(with on or upon) to fix one's choice.

To plunge or fall; especially, to fall forward; to decline or slope.

Example: "The field pitches toward the east."

(of an embankment, roadway) to set, face, or pave with rubble or undressed stones.

(of a price, value) to set or fix.

(of a card) to discard for some gain.

To produce a note of a given pitch.

To fix or set the tone of.