'To pitch into' definitions:
Definition of 'To pitch into'
From: GCIDE
- Pitch \Pitch\, v. t. [OE. picchen; akin to E. pick, pike.]
- 1. To throw, generally with a definite aim or purpose; to cast; to hurl; to toss; as, to pitch quoits; to pitch hay; to pitch a ball. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To thrust or plant in the ground, as stakes or poles; hence, to fix firmly, as by means of poles; to establish; to arrange; as, to pitch a tent; to pitch a camp. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To set, face, or pave with rubble or undressed stones, as an embankment or a roadway. --Knight. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To fix or set the tone of; as, to pitch a tune. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To set or fix, as a price or value. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Pitched battle, a general battle; a battle in which the hostile forces have fixed positions; -- in distinction from a skirmish.
- To pitch into, to attack; to assault; to abuse. [Slang] [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'To pitch into'
- Pitch,
- Pitched,
- Pitching,
- pitch in,
- pitch into,
- Amboyna pitch,
- Burgundy pitch,
- Canada pitch,
- Concert pitch,
- Diametral pitch,
- Earth pitch,
- Jew's pitch,
- Mineral pitch,
- Pitch and pay,
- Pitch and toss,
- Pitch chain,
- Pitch circle,
- Pitch coal,
- Pitch farthing,
- Pitch line,
- Pitch of a plane,
- Pitch of a roof,
- Pitch of poles,
- Pitch peat,
- Pitch pine,
- Pitch pipe,
- Pitch point,
- Pitched battle,
- Pitching piece,
- Radical pitch,
- Stone pitch,
- To pitch a camp,
- Tribute pitch,
- absolute pitch,
- auction pitch,
- fever pitch,
- high pitch,
- high pitched,
- international pitch,
- low pitch,
- overhand pitch,
- perfect pitch,
- philharmonic pitch,
- pitch accent,
- pitch apple,
- pitch black,
- pitch blackness,
- pitch contour,
- pitch shot,
- pitching change,
- pitching coach,
- pitching wedge,
- sales pitch,
- submarine pitch,
- wild pitch,
- Pitch-black,
- Pitch-dark,
- Pitch-faced,
- Pitch-ore,
- Tough-pitch,
- high-pitched,
- low-pitched,
- northern pitch pine,
- off-speed pitch,
- To play pitch and toss with anything,
- dust-back pitch,
- variable-pitch propeller