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verb
  2. 2
    to make a sound at a particular level

    *Synonyms or related words for this sense of pitch*

    To make a sound: sound, tap out, let out, pitch, break, go, emit, utter, voice... more
  3. 3
    to throw something using a lot of force

    *Synonyms or related words for this sense of pitch*

    To aim and to throw: throw, direct, aim, toss, fling, hurl, lob, point, pitch, project... more
    1. a.
      to throw the ball to a batter in the game of baseball

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      To perform an action in baseball: balk, bat, catch, double, foul, hit, pitch, retire, sacrifice, single... more
  7. 7
    in golf, to hit a ball high and with backspin, so that it does not roll very far when it lands

    *Synonyms or related words for this sense of pitch*

    Golf: ace, backswing, birdie, birdie, bogey, bogey, bogy, bunker, caddy, caddy... more
  8. 8
    if a ball pitches in golf or cricket, it hits the ground

    *Synonyms or related words for this sense of pitch*

    Cricket: the Ashes, bail, bat, batsman, batting average, boundary, bowl, bowl out, bowler, bowling... more

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