Associations to the word «Pitched»

Wiktionary

PITCHED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of pitch
PITCHED, adjective. Having a slope.
PITCHED, adjective. (not comparable) Having a specified tonal range.
PITCHED, adjective. (not comparable) Fought from predetermined positions at a specified time and place.
PITCHED A TENT, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of pitch a tent
PITCHED BATTLE, noun. (military) A hostile engagement involving sustained, full-scale fighting between opposing forces in close combat.
PITCHED BATTLE, noun. (idiomatic) (by extension) An intense, rancorous argument or confrontation.
PITCHED MARKET, noun. (obsolete) A market at which bulk supplies of goods (rather than just samples) were available for sale.
PITCHED MARKETS, noun. Plural of pitched market

Dictionary definition

PITCHED, adjective. (of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form; "high-pitched".
PITCHED, adjective. Set at a slant; "a pitched rather than a flat roof".

Wise words

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