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1 pitched battle
(a battle between armies that have been prepared and arranged for fighting beforehand: They fought a pitched battle.) regulært slagsubst.1) opptøyer, tumulter, masseslagsmål, bråk2) ( militærvesen) regulært slag, feltslag -
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I 1. pi verb1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) slå opp (et telt)2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) kaste, slenge3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) falle tungt mot, deise; kyle4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) hogge, stampe, duve5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) sette tonehøyden, stemme2. noun1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.) område mellom gjerdene; bane2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.) tone(høyde), stemmeleie3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.) intensitet4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.) fast plass, (salgs)område5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.) kast6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.) hogging, stamping, duving•- - pitched- pitcher
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- pitchfork II pi noun(a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) bek- pitch-darkbek--------tjæreIsubst. \/pɪtʃ\/1) bek2) kvae, harpikspitch pine se ➢ pitch pineIIsubst. \/pɪtʃ\/1) grad, nivå2) høyde, høydepunkt, topp3) ( om lyd) tone, tonehøyde, stemmehøyde, tonefall, toneleie4) kast5) ( i cricket) kastelengde, kastehøyde, kast, nedslagsplass (ved gjerdet)6) ( i baseball) kast til slagmannen, kast7) ( i golf) forklaring: høyt slag der ballen ikke triller langt etter nedslag (også kalt pitch shot forklaring:)8) cricketbane (mellom kastefeltet og slagfeltet)9) (britisk, i fotball, rugby e.l.) bane10) torgplass, fast plass (for gateselger, gatemusikant e.l.)11) ( hverdagslig) pågående salgsprat12) ( hverdagslig) slagplan, strategi13) fiskeplass14) teltplass, leirplass15) forklaring: høyden en falk stiger til før den stuper mot byttet18) helling, skråning, hellingsvinkel19) ( om propell eller skrue) stigningat concert pitch stemt etter kammertonen ( overført) i beredskap, klar, på huggetconcert pitch eller standard pitch kammertone, normaltonegive the pitch ( musikk) gi tonen, angi tonenpitch angle stigningsvinkel (luftfart, om propell) bladvinkelqueer somebody's pitch ( britisk) ødelegge sjansen for noen (særlig i hemmelighet eller med skadefrohet)IIIverb \/pɪtʃ\/1) sette opp, stille opp, slå opp, reise2) slå leir3) forklaring: plassere eller sette fast på et bestemt sted eller i en bestemt posisjon4) kaste, slenge, hive, kyle, kaste til slagmann (i baseball)• pitch him out!5) (baseball, om kamp) være kaster6) ( i cricket) få ballen til å ta bakken på et gitt sted, treffe bakken (om ball)7) ( i golf) pitche, slå en pitch8) steinsette, steinlegge, brolegge9) ( om stein) kanthugge, meisle11) sette\/legge på et visst nivå12) ( i enkelte kortspill) bestemme som trumffarge13) (spesielt amer., hverdagslig) selge, drive reklame for16) falle, stupe, falle hodestupspitch a yarn ( hverdagslig) dra en historie, slå en platepitch camp slå leirpitch into hive seg over, gå løs pågå løs på, fly på, skjelle utpitch it strong ( hverdagslig) smøre tykt på, overdrivepitch one's tent ( overført) slå seg ned, oppslå sitt paulunpitch on\/upon plukke ut, velgepitch pennies kaste på stikka kaste mynt og kron spille klinkekulerpitch wickets ( i cricket) sette opp pinnene og legge på overliggerenIVverb \/pɪtʃ\/beke
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pitched battle — n. 1. a battle in which placement of troops and the line of combat are relatively fixed before the action 2. a closely fought battle of great intensity … English World dictionary
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Pitched battle — Pitch Pitch, v. t. [OE. picchen; akin to E. pick, pike.] 1. To throw, generally with a definite aim or purpose; to cast; to hurl; to toss; as, to pitch quoits; to pitch hay; to pitch a ball. [1913 Webster] 2. To thrust or plant in the ground, as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pitched battle — 1. a battle in which the orderly arrangement of armed forces and the location have been predetermined. 2. an encounter in which the antagonists are completely and intensely engaged: The dispute evolved into a pitched battle between management and … Universalium
pitched battle — noun (C) 1 an angry and usually long quarrel or argument: We had a pitched battle with the council before they d agree to repair the road. 2 a battle between armies who have already chosen and prepared their positions compare skirmish 1 (1) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English