pitch around
pitch around · pitches around · pitched around · pitching around
To intentionally throw pitches which are slightly out of the strike zone, hoping that…To intentionally throw pitches which are slightly out of the strike zone, hoping that the batter will swing wildly at a pitch, but assuming that you will walk him
» There was only pitch blackness around me.
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1 sensesTo intentionally throw pitches which are slightly out of the strike zone, hoping that the batter will swing wildly at a pitch, but assuming that you will walk him
Jones pitched around the slugger.
Examples
1 sentencesThere was only pitch blackness around me.
Forms
pitches around, pitching around, pitched around, pitched around| Base form | pitch around · to pitch around |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | pitches around |
| Present participle | pitching around |
| Past simple | pitched around |
| Past participle | pitched around |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbs- pitch upTo arrive; to turn up.
- pitch outTo intentionally throw the ball outside to the catcher who stands up with the pitch for the purpose of enabling the catcher to throw out a runner
- pitch onTo throw (something) onto (something).
- pitch inTo help out; lend assistance; contribute; to do one's part to help.
- pitch intoTo attack; to assault; to abuse.
- pitch aroundTo intentionally throw pitches which are slightly out of the strike zone, hoping that the batter will swing wildly at a pitch, but assuming that you will walk him
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb