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pitchforked

pitchforked is the simple past and past participle of pitchfork.

Meaning of pitchfork

Verb

pitchfork (third-person singular simple present pitchforks, present participle pitchforking, simple past and past participle pitchforked)

  1. (transitive) To toss or carry with a pitchfork.
    • The hay was soon pitchforked onto the wagon.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To throw suddenly.
    • We have taken an age-old country, and we have suddenly, in 30 years, pitchforked it into the middle of the factory system.1925, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, The Parliamentary Debates, Official Report
    Synonyms:
    hurl, pitch

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Questions about pitchforked

What is pitchforked the simple past and past participle of?
Pitchforked is the simple past and past participle of pitchfork.

Words near pitchforked in the dictionary

  1. pitchfest
  2. pitchfests
  3. Pitchford
  4. Pitchfords
  5. pitchfork
  6. pitchforked
  7. pitchforkful
  8. pitchforkfuls
  9. pitchforking
  10. pitchforkings
  11. pitchforklike

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