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overpitch

/ˌəʊ.və(ɹ)ˈpɪt͡ʃ/

overpitch verb: to give too high a pitch to.

Verb

overpitch (third-person singular simple present overpitches, present participle overpitching, simple past and past participle overpitched)

  1. (transitive) To give too high a pitch to.
    • to overpitch a note in music
  2. (transitive) To bowl (the ball) so that it bounces closer to the batsman than a good length, allowing the batsman to hit it easily.

Forms of overpitch

third-person singular presentoverpitches
present participleoverpitching
past participleoverpitched
pastoverpitched

Origin of overpitch

From over- + pitch.

Words that rhyme with overpitch

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Questions about overpitch

What does overpitch mean?
Overpitch means to give too high a pitch to.
What part of speech is overpitch?
Overpitch is a verb.
How do you pronounce overpitch?
Overpitch is pronounced /ˌəʊ.və(ɹ)ˈpɪt͡ʃ/.
What is the past tense of overpitch?
The past tense of overpitch is overpitched.

Words near overpitch in the dictionary

  1. overpile
  2. overpiled
  3. overpiles
  4. overpiling
  5. overpious
  6. overpitch
  7. overpitched
  8. overpitches
  9. overpitching
  10. overplace
  11. overplaced

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