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pitched the tent

pitched the tent is the simple past and past participle 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.

Questions about pitched the tent

What is pitched the tent the simple past and past participle of?
Pitched the tent is the simple past and past participle of pitch a tent.

Words near pitched the tent in the dictionary

  1. pitched markets
  2. pitched on
  3. pitched out
  4. pitched roof
  5. pitched roofs
  6. pitched the tent
  7. pitched up
  8. pitched upon
  9. pitched woo
  10. pitcher
  11. pitcher plant

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