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Antonyms for pitch into
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : pich |
| Phonetic Transcription : pɪtʃ |
Definition of pitch into
Origin :- "resinous substance, wood tar," late 12c., pich, from Old English pic "pitch," from a Germanic borrowing (cf. Old Saxon and Old Frisian pik, Middle Dutch pik, Dutch pek, Old High German pek, German Pech, Old Norse bik) from Latin pix (genitive picis) "pitch," from PIE root *pi- "sap, juice" (cf. Greek pissa, Lithuanian pikis, Old Church Slavonic piklu "pitch;" see pine (n.)). Applied to pine resins from late 14c. Pitch-black is attested from 1590s; pitch-dark from 1680s.
- As in tackle : verb make an effort
- As in address : verb devote effort to something
Synonyms for pitch into
- accept
- apply oneself
- apply oneself to
- attack
- attempt
- attend to
- bang away at
- begin
- come to grips with
- concentrate on
- deal with
- devote oneself to
- dig
- direct
- embark upon
- engage in
- essay
- focus on
- give
- give a try
- give a whirl
- go at
- go for
- go for it
- hammer away
- have a go at
- have at
- knuckle down to
- launch
- make a run at
- peg away
- pitch into
- plug away at
- set about
- square off
- start the ball rolling
- take a shot at
- take care of
- take in hand
- take on
- take up
- throw oneself into
- try
- try on for size
- turn
- turn one's hand to
- turn to
- undertake
- work on
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