Standard Lemma guide

pitched

adj · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /pɪt͡ʃt/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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

Synonyms: none provided

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

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Covered in pitch.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective

Meaning 6

(of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • high-pitched

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

set at a slant

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a pitched rather than a flat roof

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Real reading context

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