Meanings
verboverpitch (third-person singular simple present overpitches, present participle overpitching, simple past and past participle overpitched)
present singular third person overpitches · participle present overpitching · participle past overpitched · past overpitched
- transitiveTo give too high a pitch to.
to overpitch a note in music
- transitiveball gamesTo bowl (the ball) so that it bounces closer to the batsman than a good length, allowing the batsman to hit it easily.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Germanic*uber
- Old Englishofer-
- Middle Englishover-
- Englishover-
- Englishpitch
- Englishoverpitch
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with overpitch
whichswitchrichpitchsandwichstitchnicheichhitchmitchenrichglitchitchtwitchkitschsnitchlichtichtitchchichbewitcharrow switchcatchstitchflitch
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Cite this entry
APA
overpitch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overpitch
MLA
“overpitch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overpitch. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overpitch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overpitch.
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