Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overpitch

/ˌəʊ.və(ɹ)ˈpɪt͡ʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-pitch
IPA
/ˌəʊ.və(ɹ)ˈpɪt͡ʃ/
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To give too high a pitch to.

Transitive verb

verb

To bowl (the ball) so that it bounces closer to the batsman than a good length, allowing the batsman to hit it easily.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English pitch English overpitch From over- + pitch.

Usage

Inflected Forms

overpitches (present, singular) overpitching (participle, present) overpitched (participle, past) overpitched (past)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce overpitch?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌəʊ.və(ɹ)ˈpɪt͡ʃ/.
What does overpitch mean?
To give too high a pitch to.
Where does overpitch come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English pitch English overpitch From over- + pitch.

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