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pitch in
(encz) | pitch in, |
pitch in
(wn) | pitch in
v 1: eat heartily; "The food was placed on the table and the
children pitched in" [syn: pitch in, dig in] |
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pitch into
(encz) | pitch into, v: |
To pitch into
(gcide) | Pitch \Pitch\, v. t. [OE. picchen; akin to E. pick, pike.]
1. To throw, generally with a definite aim or purpose; to
cast; to hurl; to toss; as, to pitch quoits; to pitch hay;
to pitch a ball.
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2. To thrust or plant in the ground, as stakes or poles;
hence, to fix firmly, as by means of poles; to establish;
to arrange; as, to pitch a tent; to pitch a camp.
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3. To set, face, or pave with rubble or undressed stones, as
an embankment or a roadway. --Knight.
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4. To fix or set the tone of; as, to pitch a tune.
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5. To set or fix, as a price or value. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Pitched battle, a general battle; a battle in which the
hostile forces have fixed positions; -- in distinction
from a skirmish.
To pitch into, to attack; to assault; to abuse. [Slang]
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pitch into
(wn) | pitch into
v 1: hit violently, as in an attack [syn: lam into, {tear
into}, lace into, pitch into, lay into] |
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