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pitch into
pitch 1 P0333400 (pĭch)n.1. Any of various thick, dark, sticky substances obtained from the distillation residue of coal tar, wood tar, or petroleum and used for waterproofing, roofing, caulking, and paving.2. Any of various natural bitumens, such as mineral pitch or asphalt.3. A resin derived from the sap of various coniferous trees, as the pines.tr.v. pitched, pitch·ing, pitch·es To smear or cover with pitch.
[Middle English pich, from Old English pic and from Anglo-Norman piche, both from Latin pix, pic-.]
pitch 2 P0333400 (pĭch)v. pitched, pitch·ing, pitch·es v.tr.1. a. To throw, usually with careful aim. See Synonyms at throw.b. To discard by throwing: pitched my worn-out sneakers.2. Baseball a. To throw (the ball) from the mound to the batter.b. To play (a game or part of a game) as pitcher.c. To assign as pitcher: The manager decided to pitch a left-hander.3. To erect or establish; set up: pitched a tent; pitch camp.4. To set firmly; implant; embed: pitched stakes in the ground.5. To set at a specified downward slant: pitched the roof at a steep angle.6. a. To set at a particular level, degree, or quality: pitched her expectations too high.b. Music To set the pitch or key of.c. To adapt so as to be applicable; direct: pitched his speech to the teenagers in the audience.7. Informal To attempt to promote or sell, often in a high-pressure manner: "showed up on local TV to pitch their views" (Business Week).8. Sports To hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with backspin so that it does not roll very far after striking the ground.9. Games a. To lead (a card), thus establishing the trump suit.b. To discard (a card other than a trump and different in suit from the card led).v.intr.1. To throw or toss something, such as a ball, horseshoe, or bale.2. Baseball To play in the position of pitcher.3. To plunge headlong: He pitched over the railing.4. a. To stumble around; lurch.b. To buck, as a horse.5. a. Nautical To dip bow and stern alternately.b. To oscillate about a lateral axis so that the nose lifts or descends in relation to the tail. Used of an aircraft.c. To oscillate about a lateral axis that is both perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and horizontal to the earth. Used of a missile or spacecraft.6. To slope downward: The hill pitches steeply.7. To set up living quarters; encamp; settle.8. Sports To hit a golf ball in a high arc with backspin so that it does not roll very far after striking the ground.n.1. The act or an instance of pitching.2. Baseball a. A throw of the ball by the pitcher to the batter.b. A ball so thrown: hit the pitch into left field.3. Sports A playing field. Also called wicket.4. a. Nautical The alternate dip and rise of a vessel's bow and stern.b. The alternate lift and descent of the nose and tail of an airplane.5. a. A steep slope.b. The degree of such a slope.c. Sports A single interval between ledges or anchors used as belaying points in mountaineering: a climb of six pitches.6. Architecture a. The angle of a roof.b. The highest point of a structure: the pitch of an arch.7. A level or degree, as of intensity: worked at a feverish pitch.8. a. Acoustics The distinctive quality of a sound, dependent primarily on the frequency of the sound waves produced by its source.b. Music The relative position of a tone within a range of musical sounds, as determined by this quality.c. Music Any of various standards for this quality associating each tone with a particular frequency.9. a. The distance traveled by a machine screw in a single revolution.b. The distance between two corresponding points on adjacent screw threads or gear teeth.c. The distance between two corresponding points on a helix.10. The distance that a propeller would travel in an ideal medium during one complete revolution, measured parallel to the shaft of the propeller.11. Informal a. A line of talk designed to persuade: "[his] pious pitch for ... austerity" (Boston Globe).b. An advertisement.12. Chiefly British The stand of a vendor or hawker.13. Games See seven-up.14. Printing The density of characters in a printed line, usually expressed as characters per inch.Phrasal Verbs: pitch in Informal 1. To set to work vigorously.2. To join forces with others; help or cooperate. pitch into Informal To attack verbally or physically; assault. pitch on/upon Informal To succeed in choosing or achieving, usually quickly: pitched on the ideal solution.
[Middle English pichen, probably from Old English *piccean, causative of *pīcian, to prick.]pitch into vb (intr, preposition) 1. to assail physically or verbally2. to get on with doing (something)Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | pitch into - hit violently, as in an attacklace into, lam into, lay into, tear intohit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face" |
pitchverb1. To send through the air with a motion of the hand or arm:cast, dart, dash, fling, heave, hurl, hurtle, launch, shoot, shy, sling, throw, toss.Informal: fire.2. To raise upright:erect, put up, raise, rear, set up, upraise, uprear.3. To come to the ground suddenly and involuntarily:drop, fall, go down, nose-dive, plunge, spill, topple, tumble.Idiom: take a fall.4. To lean suddenly, unsteadily, and erratically from the vertical axis:lurch, roll, seesaw, yaw.5. To move vigorously from side to side or up and down:heave, rock, roll, toss.6. To slope downward:decline, descend, dip, drop, fall, sink.7. Informal. To make known vigorously the positive features of (a product):advertise, ballyhoo, build up, cry (up), popularize, promote, publicize, talk up.Informal: plug.Slang: push.phrasal verb
pitch intoInformal. To set upon with violent force:aggress, assail, assault, attack, beset, fall on (or upon), go at, have at, sail into, storm, strike.Informal: light into.noun1. An act of throwing:cast, fling, heave, hurl, launch, shy, sling, throw, toss.2. A sudden involuntary drop to the ground:dive, fall, nosedive, plunge, spill, tumble.Informal: header.3. A downward slope or distance:decline, declivity, descent, drop, fall.4. Exceptionally great concentration, power, or force, especially in activity:depth (often used in plural), ferociousness, ferocity, fierceness, fury, intensity, severity, vehemence, vehemency, violence.5. Informal. A systematic effort or part of this effort to increase the importance or reputation of by favorable publicity:advertisement, ballyhoo, buildup, promotion, publicity, puffery.Informal: plug.Slang: hype.Translations
pitch into
pitch into1. To throw, toss, or discard something casually into something else. Just pitch your gear into the back of my truck. He crumpled up the paper and pitched it into the waste bin. I never wanted to be pitched into the spotlight like this!2. To verbally or physically attack or assault someone. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "pitch" and "into." She really pitched into me when she found out I had gotten a tattoo. The actor pitched into the cameraman who had been taking pictures of him and his wife.See also: pitchpitch something into something and pitch something into toss or throw something into something. Please pitch your aluminum cans into this container. She pitched in the can.See also: pitchpitch intoAttack, assault, either physically or verbally. For example, Aunt Sally pitched into Uncle Rob when he forgot to go to the bank. [Colloquial; first half of 1800s] See also: pitchpitch intov.1. To throw or toss something or someone into something: She pitched the plastic cup into the garbage can.2. To attack someone verbally or physically; assault someone: They pitched into the photographer for taking their picture without permission.See also: pitchEncyclopediaSeepitchpitch into
Synonyms for pitch intoverb hit violently, as in an attackSynonyms- lace into
- lam into
- lay into
- tear into
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