pitch-v; 10 Senses

Sense Number 1: throw or discard by throwing

Commentary:
NOTE: Includes metaphorical usage.

Examples:
Why should I have pitched the Hershey account?
Jamie pitched the bone onto the street, to draw out the dog pack.
The best hope she had was that Wess had pitched the pager ino the New River.
Could you pitch this 3-day-old newspaper?
Sumiko was pitched into the battle.
I'd pitch myself off the Astronomy Tower if I had to continue for
another two years.
If you don't hurry, you'll be pitched into the fire.

Mappings:
VerbNet: throw-17.1-1
FrameNet: Cause_motion
PropBank: pitch.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: move abruptly; fall; run into

Commentary: Includes: PITCH INTO

Examples:
The boat pitched down one wave and through the next.
Within a minute, the plane pitched drastically to the right.
She pitched over the railing of the balcony.

Mappings:
VerbNet: throw-17.1-1
FrameNet: Cause_motion
PropBank: pitch.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 3
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
pitch_into 1

Sense Number 3: set a musical tone

Examples:
Marty pitched his voice very low.
Anna pitched her voice two octaves higher, giving the song a crisp quality.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: pitch.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 4: advertise strongly in positive terms

Examples:
I pitched an idea for a nonprofit that was rebuilding burned churches with volunteer support.
He pitched the three ideas to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: pitch.04
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5, 12

Sense Number 5: be at an angle; lean

Commentary:
NOTE: no motion is implied in this sense.

Examples:
The terrain pitched up from the forest floor, becoming a tangled slope of moss-covered boulders.
In the area where the ceiling pitched we built a shelf.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6, 7

Sense Number 6: erect or fasten

Examples:
Dewey pitched the tent.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 8

Sense Number 7: BASEBALL: throw from the mound to the batter

Examples:
Maine pitched the game of his young life with the Mets' season hanging in the balance.
Hernandez pitched the final two innings.

Mappings:
VerbNet: throw-17.1-1
FrameNet: Cause_motion
PropBank: pitch.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 9

Sense Number 8: GOLF: hit in a high arc with a backspin

Examples:
no examples found.

Mappings:
VerbNet: throw-17.1-1
FrameNet: Cause_motion
PropBank: pitch.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 10

Sense Number 9: help out; cooperate

Commentary: Includes: PITCH IN

Examples:
Vail pitched in to bring New York's Philharmonic Orchestra to the music festival.
Everyone pitched in to buy Sam his retirement gift.
After the hurricane, the whole community pitched in to rebuild the town.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: pitch.03
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
pitch_in 1

Sense Number 10: CARDS: lead and establish a trump suit

Examples:
No examples found.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 11