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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Quoit :: Quoit (v. t.) To throw; to pitch.
Dip :: Dip (n.) Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch.
Prick :: Prick (v.) A mark denoting degree; degree; pitch.
Spitted :: Spitscocked (a.) Spitchcocked.
Sharp :: Sharp (v. t.) To raise above the proper pitch; to elevate the tone of; especially, to raise a half step, or semitone, above the natural tone..
Pitch :: Pitch (n.) The distance between the centers of holes, as of rivet holes in boiler plates..
Pitch :: Pitch (v. i.) To fix one's choise; -- with on or upon.
Tone :: Tone (n.) A sound considered as to pitch; as, the seven tones of the octave; she has good high tones..
Throat :: Throat (n.) A contracted portion of a vessel, or of a passage way; as, the throat of a pitcher or vase..
Pitch :: Pitch (n.) The distance from center to center of any two adjacent teeth of gearing, measured on the pitch line; -- called also circular pitch..
Link :: Link (n.) A torch made of tow and pitch, or the like..
Balk :: Balk (v. i.) A deceptive gesture of the pitcher, as if to deliver the ball..
High-strung :: High-strung (a.) Strung to a high pitch; spirited; sensitive; as, a high-strung horse..
Flatten :: Flatten (a.) To lower the pitch of; to cause to sound less sharp; to let fall from the pitch.
Pitchstone :: Pitchstone (n.) An igneous rock of semiglassy nature, having a luster like pitch..
Asphaltum :: Asphaltum (n.) A composition of bitumen, pitch, lime, and gravel, used for forming pavements, and as a water-proof cement for bridges, roofs, etc.; asphaltic cement. Artificial asphalt is prepared from coal tar, lime, sand, etc..
Interval :: Interval (n.) Difference in pitch between any two tones.
Encampment :: Encampment (n.) The place where an army or a company is encamped; a camp; tents pitched or huts erected for temporary lodgings.
Pitcher :: Pitcher (n.) One who pitches anything, as hay, quoits, a ball, etc.; specifically (Baseball), the player who delivers the ball to the batsman..
Standage :: Stand (v. i.) A weight of from two hundred and fifty to three hundred pounds, -- used in weighing pitch..
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