pitch out

pitch out
1. noun
A pitch which was intentionally thrown outside to the catcher who stands up with the pitch for the purpose of enabling the catcher to throw out a runner.

The pitch out enabled the catcher to throw out the runner.

2. verb
To intentionally throw the ball outside to the catcher who stands up with the pitch for the purpose of enabling the catcher to throw out a runner

Jones pitched out twice to no avail.


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  • pitch out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms pitch out : present tense I/you/we/they pitch out he/she/it pitches out present participle pitching out past tense pitched out past participle pitched out informal pitch someone out to force someone to leave a …   English dictionary

  • pitch out — intransitive verb : to make a pitchout * * * ˌpitch ˈout [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they pitch out he/she/it pitches out present participle …   Useful english dictionary

  • pitch out — {v.} 1. To deliberately throw a pitch outside of the home plate in baseball so that the batter cannot hit the ball and the catcher can make a quick throw. * /The catcher wanted the pitcher to pitch out and see if they could catch the runner… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • pitch out — {v.} 1. To deliberately throw a pitch outside of the home plate in baseball so that the batter cannot hit the ball and the catcher can make a quick throw. * /The catcher wanted the pitcher to pitch out and see if they could catch the runner… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • pitch\ out — v 1. To deliberately throw a pitch outside of the home plate in baseball so that the batter cannot hit the ball and the catcher can make a quick throw. The catcher wanted the pitcher to pitch out and see if they could catch the runner stealing. 2 …   Словарь американских идиом

  • pitch·out — /ˈpıʧˌaʊt/ noun, pl outs [count] baseball : a pitch that is deliberately thrown far from the batter so that the catcher can catch the ball and throw it quickly to a base to try to put out a runner …   Useful english dictionary

  • pitch out — intransitive verb see pitchout …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • pitch-out — …   Useful english dictionary

  • pitch — pitch1 [ pıtʃ ] noun ** ▸ 1 how high/low sound is ▸ 2 strength of emotion etc. ▸ 3 something you say to persuade ▸ 4 a throw of the ball ▸ 5 black sticky substance ▸ 6 slope of roof etc. ▸ 7 ship/aircraft movement ▸ 8 in climbing ▸ 9 high hit in… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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