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PITCH INTO
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hit violently, as in an attack
Synonyms:
lace into; lam into; lay into; pitch into; tear into
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "pitch into" is one way to...):
hit (deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
The fighter managed to pitch into his opponent