outpitch en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English pitch English outpitch From out- + pitch.
Meanings
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To pitch better than an opposing pitcher.
He beat the Yankees, 4-2, at Yankee Stadium in Game 2, outpitched Whitey Ford in a 1-0 victory in Game 5 in Milwaukee, and then, pitching on two days’ rest because Spahn had the flu, threw a 5-0 shutout at Yankee Stadium in Game 7.
2007 February 7, Richard Goldstein, “Lew Burdette, Masterful Pitcher, Dies at 80”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outpitches | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| outpitched | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outpitched | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| outpitching | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |