pitch(noun)

the field or ground for certain games

a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.

pitch(verb)

to set up (a tent or camp)

They pitched their tent in the field.

pitch(noun)

the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.

pitch(verb)

to throw

He pitched the stone into the river.

pitch(noun)

an extreme point or intensity

His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.

pitch(verb)

to (cause to) fall heavily

He pitched forward.

pitch(noun)

the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works

He has a pitch on the High Street.

pitch(verb)

(of a ship) to rise and fall violently

The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.

pitch(noun)

the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched

That was a long pitch.

pitch(verb)

to set (a note or tune) at a particular level

He pitched the tune too high for my voice.

pitch(noun)

(of a ship) the act of pitching.

pitch(noun)

a thick black substance obtained from tar

as black as pitch.