Definition of pitch

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Pitch (n.) 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..

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Curve :: Curve (a.) To bend; to crook; as, to curve a line; to curve a pipe; to cause to swerve from a straight course; as, to curve a ball in pitching it..
Asphaltum :: Asphaltum (n.) Mineral pitch, Jews' pitch, or compact native bitumen. It is brittle, of a black or brown color and high luster on a surface of fracture; it melts and burns when heated, leaving no residue. It occurs on the surface and shores of the Dead Sea, which is therefore called Asphaltites, or the Asphaltic Lake. It is found also in many parts of Asia, Europe, and America. See Bitumen..
Pitching :: Pitching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pitc.
Homophonous :: Homophonous (a.) Originally, sounding alike; of the same pitch; unisonous; monodic..
Saucisse :: Saucisse (n.) A long and slender pipe or bag, made of cloth well pitched, or of leather, filled with powder, and used to communicate fire to mines, caissons, bomb chests, etc..
Pitching :: Pitching (n.) The rough paving of a street to a grade with blocks of stone.
Piccolo :: Piccolo (n.) A small, shrill flute, the pitch of which is an octave higher than the ordinary flute; an octave flute..
Major :: Major (a.) Greater by a semitone, either in interval or in difference of pitch from another tone..
Flatten :: Flatten (a.) To lower the pitch of; to cause to sound less sharp; to let fall from the pitch.
Pitchblende :: Pitchblende (n.) A pitch-black mineral consisting chiefly of the oxide of uranium; uraninite. See Uraninite.
Tone :: Tone (n.) A sound considered as to pitch; as, the seven tones of the octave; she has good high tones..
Basilicon :: Basilicon (n.) An ointment composed of wax, pitch, resin, and olive oil, lard, or other fatty substance..
Pitch :: Pitch (n.) 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..
Urcelate :: Urcelate (a.) Shaped like a pitcher or urn; swelling below, and contrasted at the orifice, as a calyx or corolla..
High-strung :: High-strung (a.) Strung to a high pitch; spirited; sensitive; as, a high-strung horse..
Pitch :: Pitch (n.) A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand; as, a good pitch in quoits..
Labor :: Labor (n.) The pitching or tossing of a vessel which results in the straining of timbers and rigging.
Shakefork :: Shakefork (n.) A fork for shaking hay; a pitchfork.
Pitched :: Pitched (imp. & p. p.) of Pitc.
Send :: Send (v. i.) To pitch; as, the ship sends forward so violently as to endanger her masts..
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