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pitch the tent

pitch the tent is the alternative form of pitch a tent.

Meaning of pitch a tent

Verb

pitch a tent (third-person singular simple present pitches a tent, present participle pitching a tent, simple past and past participle pitched a tent)

  1. (slang, vulgar) To have an erection that shows through the trousers.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: to pitch a tent.

Forms of pitch the tent

third-person singular presentpitches the tent
present participlepitching the tent
past participlepitched the tent
pastpitched the tent

Questions about pitch the tent

What is pitch the tent the alternative form of?
Pitch the tent is the alternative form of pitch a tent.

Words near pitch the tent in the dictionary

  1. pitch pines
  2. pitch pipe
  3. pitch pipes
  4. pitch simultaneity
  5. pitch the nob
  6. pitch the tent
  7. pitch up
  8. pitch upon
  9. pitch woo
  10. pitch-accent
  11. pitch-accents

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