pitch
Mound delivery thrown
The noun and verb pitch has many meanings, often unrelated.
If you pitch an idea, you solicit interest in it; in other words, you make a pitch for your idea.
To pitch a ball is to throw it, especially in baseball; doing this is a pitch.
Some games are played on a field called a pitch.
Pitch is also a black oily substance, and this inspires the phrases pitch black and pitch darkness.
Pitch also indicates a level on a scale (high-pitched voice, fever pitch).
List of names
- yawRotational side deviation
- heaveForceful lift or throw
- lurchAbrupt unsteady movement
- tossLight, casual throw
sway · rock · plunge · nautical · vessel · deck · storm · turbulence
Quality of sound
- noteShort written record
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- tuningAdjusting pitch accuracy
- intonationPitch variation in speech
sharp · flat · register · octave · vibrato · modulation · chromatic · semitone
Heaped earth formation
- baseballBat-and-ball team sport
- throwPropel by arm motion
- fastballMaximum-speed baseball throw
- curveballPitch with spin-induced arc
slider · changeup · knuckleball · windup · delivery · batter · strike · ball
Viscous hydrocarbon mixture
- asphaltPetroleum-based paving material
- resinViscous plant secretion
- sealantGap-blocking substance
- caulkWaterproof gap filler
waterproofing · roofing · blacktop · pine tar · coal tar · sticky · viscous · tarry
Angled terrain or steepness
- gradientRate of change across space
- inclineAngled rising surface
- tiltAngular deviation from level
- steepnessAngle of incline
grade · rake · cant · camber · ramp · declivity · ascent · descent
Formal plan for consideration
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- spielPersuasive extended talk
- sellTransfer for payment
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
offer · demo · hustle · cold call · closing · hookup · angle · talking points
roll
List of names
toss · sway · rock · plunge · nautical · vessel · deck · storm · turbulence · motion
tone
Quality of sound
intonation · sharp · flat · register · octave · vibrato · modulation · chromatic · semitone · interval
mound
Heaped earth formation
curveball · slider · changeup · knuckleball · windup · delivery · batter · strike · ball · bullpen
bitumen
Viscous hydrocarbon mixture
caulk · waterproofing · roofing · blacktop · pine tar · coal tar · sticky · viscous · tarry · creosote
slope
Angled terrain or steepness
steepness · grade · rake · cant · camber · ramp · declivity · ascent · descent · rise
proposal
Formal plan for consideration
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- spielPersuasive extended talk
- sellTransfer for payment
persuasion · offer · demo · hustle · cold call · closing · hookup · angle · talking points · value proposition
frequency
Rate of recurrence
- highnessElevated state or degree
- lownessLack of elevation
- inflectionWord form alteration
monotone · prosody · squeaky · deep · shrill · bass · treble · autotune
- soundsound, sound waves, echoes, acoustics, vibrations
- auditory perceptionhearing, listening, sound, noise, volume
- choir termssoprano, alto, tenor, bass, baritone
- communication skillspersuasion, active listening, empathy, body language, storytelling
- sales tacticsupselling, cross-selling, hard sell, soft sell, high pressure
- sales termsclosing, goods, stock, inventory, demos
- pitch blackTotal absence of light
- pitched inContributed effort or resources
- pitch inContribute effort cooperatively
- sales pitchPersuasive commercial presentation
- pitching inContributing to group effort
- pitch darkComplete absence of light
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