PITCH (3)

Pitch (?), v. t. [[OE. picchen; akin to E. pick, pike.]] 1. 1. To throw, generally with a definite aim or purpose; to cast; to hurl; to toss; as, to pitch quoits; to pitch hay; to pitch a ball.
2. 2. 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.
3. 3. To set, face, or pave with rubble or undressed stones, as an embankment or a roadway. Knight.
4. 4. To fix or set the tone of; as, to pitch a tune.
5. 5. To set or fix, as a price or value. Shak.
Pitched battle, a general battle; a battle in which the hostile forces have fixed positions; — in distinction from a skirmish. — To pitch into, to attack; to assault; to abuse.