wild pitch

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wahyld pich]
- /waɪld pɪtʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wahyld pich]
- /waɪld pɪtʃ/

Definitions of wild pitch words

noun wild pitch a pitched ball that the catcher misses and could not be expected to catch, resulting in a base runner's or runners' advancing one or more bases or the batter's reaching first base safely. 1
noun wild pitch a misplay in which the pitcher throws a pitch so wildly that the catcher cannot catch or control it and a base runner advances to another base as a result 0

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Origin of wild pitch

First appearance:

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1865-70

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Parts of speech for Wild pitch

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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wild pitch popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% 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.

wild pitch usage trend in Literature

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