"pitch in" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-pitch in.ogg [Australia] Forms: pitches in [present, singular, third-person], pitching in [participle, present], pitched in [participle, past], pitched in [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pitch in (third-person singular simple present pitches in, present participle pitching in, simple past and past participle pitched in)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, idiomatic) To help out; lend assistance; contribute; to do one's part to help. Tags: idiomatic, intransitive, transitive Translations (Translations): arrimar el hombro (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-pitch_in-en-verb-ZdGLLSDI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (in) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (in): 72 28 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 70 30
  2. (intransitive) To begin briskly. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-pitch_in-en-verb-FGhDQBBy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: chip in, kick in (english: esp. financially), muck in Related terms: pitch into, do one's bit

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for pitch in meaning in All languages combined (2.6kB)

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