repitching

Verb

repitch (third-person singular simple present repitches, present participle repitching, simple past and past participle repitched)

1. (transitive) 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
2. (transitive) 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
3. (transitive) 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
4. (transitive) 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