pitched

1. 1
   verb

   Past tense and past participle of pitch. Use this form for something that already happened.

   She pitched the tent close to the lake before dark.

   By nightfall the camp had been pitched and the fire lit.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Built with a slope instead of being flat.

   Like the slanted top of a tent instead of a flat tabletop.

   The house has a steeply pitched roof that sheds snow.

   A gently pitched path led up to the front door.

   Similarsloping, sloped, slanted, angled

   Oppositeflat, level

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3. 3
   adjective

   Having a sound that is high, low, or somewhere in between.

   Like the high sound of a whistle or the low sound of a drum.

   A high-pitched squeal came from the old door.

   An evenly pitched set of chimes hung by the window.

   Similartuned

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4. 4
   adjective

   Fought at a planned place and time, with both sides ready to go all-out.

   Like two teams meeting on a field, both ready and going all-out.

   The two armies fought a pitched battle in the valley.

   The meeting became a pitched argument over money.

   Similarfierce, intense, bitter, furious

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5. 5
   adjective

   Covered with a thick, black, sticky tar.

   The pitched rope left black, sticky marks on her hands.

   Dad brushed hot tar on the fence posts, and the pitched wood stayed dry all winter.

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