take a pitch

verb

To refrain from swinging at a pitch.

Meanings

verbtake a pitch (third-person singular simple present takes a pitch, present participle taking a pitch, simple past took a pitch, past participle taken a pitch)

present singular third person takes a pitch · participle present taking a pitch · past took a pitch · participle past taken a pitch

  1. ball gamesTo refrain from swinging at a pitch.
Cite this entry
APA

take a pitch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20pitch

MLA

“take a pitch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20pitch. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take a pitch,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20pitch.

Source: take a pitch on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.