"overpitch" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˌəʊ.və(ɹ)ˈpɪt͡ʃ/ Audio: en-au-overpitch.ogg Forms: overpitches [present, singular, third-person], overpitching [participle, present], overpitched [participle, past], overpitched [past]
Rhymes: -ɪtʃ Etymology: From over- + pitch. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|pitch}} over- + pitch Head templates: {{en-verb}} overpitch (third-person singular simple present overpitches, present participle overpitching, simple past and past participle overpitched)
  1. (transitive) To give too high a pitch to. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overpitch-en-verb-2e9sNBgz
  2. (transitive, cricket) To bowl (the ball) so that it bounces closer to the batsman than a good length, allowing the batsman to hit it easily. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-overpitch-en-verb-YPobwTdT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To give too high a pitch to."
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          "ball",
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        ],
        [
          "bounce",
          "bounce"
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        [
          "batsman",
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        ],
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          "good length",
          "good length"
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        "(transitive, cricket) To bowl (the ball) so that it bounces closer to the batsman than a good length, allowing the batsman to hit it easily."
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        "(transitive) To give too high a pitch to."
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