mispitch
To sing or play one or more notes at the wrong pitchTo sing or play one or more notes at the wrong pitch.
Meaning
6 sensesTo sing or play one or more notes at the wrong pitch.
To give the wrong angle or pitch to.
To pitch badly or in error (any sense).
To do a poor job of promoting or selling someone or something, or to attemp such promotion at the wrong place or time.
To set up a tent or camp badly (poor construction, bad location, etc.)
To discard incorrectly.
To throw badly.
Origin
From mis- + pitch.From mis- + pitch.
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Forms
mispitches, mispitching, mispitched, mispitched| Base form | mispitch · to mispitch |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | mispitches |
| Present participle | mispitching |
| Past simple | mispitched |
| Past participle | mispitched |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.