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overpitched

overpitched is the simple past and past participle of overpitch.

Meaning of overpitch

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.

Questions about overpitched

What is overpitched the simple past and past participle of?
Overpitched is the simple past and past participle of overpitch.

Words near overpitched in the dictionary

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

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