pitchout

pitch·out

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pich-out]
- /ˈpɪtʃˌaʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pich-out]
- /ˈpɪtʃˌaʊt/

Definitions of pitchout word

noun pitchout Baseball. a ball purposely thrown by a pitcher too far outside of the plate for the batter to hit, especially in anticipation of an attempted steal by a base runner. 1
noun pitchout Football. a lateral pass thrown behind the line of scrimmage by one back, especially a T-formation quarterback, to another. 1
noun pitchout a pitch that is deliberately thrown high and outside the strike area, allowing the catcher to throw out a possible base runner 0
noun pitchout a lateral throw behind the line of scrimmage, usually by the quarterback to a running back 0
noun pitchout a ball pitched deliberately away from the plate in anticipation of a play by the catcher to throw out a runner who has moved away from the base 0
noun pitchout a lateral pass behind the line of scrimmage, usually from the quarterback to another back 0

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Origin of pitchout

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

1910-15, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase pitch out

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Parts of speech for Pitchout

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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pitchout popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

pitchout usage trend in Literature

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