Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pitch up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.42 in modern English

Syllables: pitch up
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To arrive; to turn up.

Informal; Intransitive verb

verb

To raise the pitch of (a sound).

Transitive verb

verb

To bowl (a delivery) on a fuller length.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"David Cameron pitched up in New York at lunchtime on Wednesday for the annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly less than a week after an ecstatic reception on the streets of Tripoli and Benghazi."
"It has realised the hard way that it is not enough just to pitch up at a by-election with a loud hailer and some media-friendly stunts, it requires months, even years, of groundwork in the local area."

Usage

Inflected Forms

pitches up (present, singular) pitching up (participle, present) pitched up (participle, past) pitched up (past)

Questions

What does pitch up mean?: To arrive; to turn up.

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