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pitch out

C1 informal separable transitive
In simple words

To throw something away or make someone leave.

Literal meaning: To pitch (throw) something out — transparent directional meaning.

Meanings

1 C1 informal

To throw or discard something unwanted.

"She pitched out a box of old magazines that had been cluttering the garage."

Grammar: separable
2 C1 informal

To forcibly remove a person from a place.

"The bouncers pitched out two men who had started a fight near the bar."

Grammar: separable
Usage notes

Less common than 'throw out' or 'toss out'. Can refer to discarding objects or evicting/removing people. American English tends to favor 'toss out'; British English may use 'throw out'. Relatively informal and somewhat dated.

Commonly used with

rubbish junk old clothes intruder troublemaker

Forms

Base
pitch out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
pitches out
he/she/it
Past simple
pitched out
yesterday
Past participle
pitched out
have + pp
-ing form
pitching out
continuous

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