pitch
noun
°A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.
"It is hard to get this pitch off of my hand."
°A dark, extremely viscous material remaining in still after distilling crude oil and tar.
"They put pitch on the mast to protect it. The barrel was sealed with pitch."
verb
°To throw.
"He pitched the horseshoe."
°(baseball or) To throw (the ball) toward home plate.
"The hurler pitched a curveball."