repitch
repitch verb: to apply a new coating of pitch (oil and tar distillate) to.
Verb
repitch (third-person singular simple present repitches, present participle repitching, simple past and past participle repitched)
- To apply a new coating of pitch (oil and tar distillate) to.
- In many breweries the casks are repitched every time before use.1940, Herbert Lloyd Hind, Brewing: science and practice, Volume 2, page 855
- To change (a sound) to a different pitch.
- Sample-based synthesis exploits the ability to repitch by a change of playback rate, to create simulations of existing instruments from digital recordings.2010, Nick Collins, Introduction to Computer Music, page 69
- To set up (a tent) again.
- There was no choice but to repitch the tents and radio their failure to cross.1999, Rick Ridgeway, The Last Step: The American Ascent of K2, page 147
- To propose or promote (an idea) again.
- For example, if I was trying to repitch an idea to a producer who had already turned it down, I would say something like, "I remember you said you didn't like my idea because there was no women's angle. Well, here's a great one that both of us must have missed during our first conversation."2005, Adams Media, Adams Job Interview Almanac, page 299
Forms of repitch
| third-person singular present | repitches |
|---|---|
| present participle | repitching |
| past participle | repitched |
| past | repitched |
Origin of repitch
From re- + pitch.
Questions about repitch
- What does repitch mean?
- Repitch means to apply a new coating of pitch (oil and tar distillate) to.
- What part of speech is repitch?
- Repitch is a verb.
- What is the past tense of repitch?
- The past tense of repitch is repitched.
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