| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | talk to convince |
| Synonyms: | patter, persuasion, sales talk, song and dance, spiel* |
| Notes: | to put up a tent is to pitch it; to take down a tent is to strike it pitch is movement up and down and yaw is movement side to side on a ship, airplane, or other conveyance |
| Main Entry: | spiel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | patter, sales pitch |
| Synonyms: | chatter, empty talk, jabber, jive, line*, pitch*, sales talk, song and dance |