Definition of pitch

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Pitch (v. t.) 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..

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Pitch :: Pitch (v. t.) To fix or set the tone of; as, to pitch a tune..
Pitching :: Pitching (n.) A facing of stone laid upon a bank to prevent wear by tides or currents.
Pight :: Pight (imp. & p. p.) Pitched; fixed; determined.
Pitchy :: Pitchy (a.) Black; pitch-dark; dismal.
Pitch :: Pitch (v. i.) To light; to settle; to come to rest from flight.
Fight :: Fight (v. t.) To contend with in battle; to war against; as, they fought the enemy in two pitched battles; the sloop fought the frigate for three hours..
Fork :: Fork (v. t.) To raise, or pitch with a fork, as hay; to dig or turn over with a fork, as the soil..
Quoit :: Quoit (n.) A flattened ring-shaped piece of iron, to be pitched at a fixed object in play; hence, any heavy flat missile used for the same purpose, as a stone, piece of iron, etc..
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..
Olpe :: Olpe (n.) Originally, a leather flask or vessel for oils or liquids; afterward, an earthenware vase or pitcher without a spout..
Sharp :: Sharp (n.) The character [/] used to indicate that the note before which it is placed is to be raised a half step, or semitone, in pitch..
Accentuation :: Accentuation (n.) pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy.
Sharp :: Sharp (v. i.) To sing above the proper pitch.
Quoit :: Quoit (v. t.) To throw; to pitch.
Tetrapharmacum :: Tetrapharmacum (n.) A combination of wax, resin, lard, and pitch, composing an ointment..
Tough-cake :: Tough-cake (n.) See Tough-pitch (b).
Motion :: Motion (n.) Change of pitch in successive sounds, whether in the same part or in groups of parts..
Flambeau :: Flambeau (n.) A flaming torch, esp. one made by combining together a number of thick wicks invested with a quick-burning substance (anciently, perhaps, wax; in modern times, pitch or the like); hence, any torch..
Urcelate :: Urcelate (a.) Shaped like a pitcher or urn; swelling below, and contrasted at the orifice, as a calyx or corolla..
Chivy :: Chivy (v. t.) To goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch..
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