adj · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/pɪt͡ʃt/
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rhymes with -ɪtʃt
CMU ARPABET:P IH1 CH T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Having a slope, whether shallow, steep, or intermediate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
a pitched roof
The roofs up there are pitched heavier because of the snowfalls.
If you look closely, you can see that this whole patio is pitched at a quarter-inch to the foot.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Having a specified tonal range.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
a high-pitched scream
Meaning relationships
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3
adj
Meaning 3
Fought at a particular place and time, at which opposing forces anticipate and commit to fighting; (later especially) involving sustained, intense military (or by extension, political, legal etc.) fighting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: fight; etc; fight; etc
Examples
a pitched battle
nowhere was the battle more pitched than in Ocean City, where protestors maintained a constant picket around city hall
Meaning relationships
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4
adj
Meaning 4
Covered in pitch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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5
verb
Meaning 5
simple past and past participle of pitch
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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6
adjective
Meaning 6
(of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form