pitchpole

verb

Definition of pitchpolenext
as in to tump (over)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitchpole
  1. overthrow
  2. topple
  3. invert
  4. overset
  5. turn over
Verb
  • Days before Assad was overthrown, however, Tehran began to withdraw its forces from Syria.
    Chad de Guzman, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Up 7-3 in the second quarter, Hurts had ample time against a third-and-7, six-man rush but overthrew Johnny Wilson for yet another three-and-out.
    Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of overthrow
Verb
  • The last time France's national legislature voted to topple the government in this fashion was in 1962.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Related article Macron’s Paris invite shows power fast flowing from Biden to Trump The far-right National Rally is now set to join the vote to topple the government after the party failed to get finance bill concessions from Barnier.
    Lauren Kent, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of topple
Verb
  • Their wage cost structure may have risen significantly, with their pyramids getting inverted in ways that could be riskier in the long run.
    Tonushree Mondal, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • For Reduced to a Few Kilos of Ash, resembling the ruins of a boat hull, Myre scanned the charcoal drawing, then inverted it on her computer before printing it.
    Brian Ng, ARTnews.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of invert
Verb
  • That led to the Saints to overset the edge or overrun the ball carrier, creating huge cutback lanes.
    Lance Reisland, cleveland, 23 Dec. 2022
  • McGovern will often overset shaded defensive linemen, which opens up the inside move for defenders.
    John Owning, Dallas News, 1 June 2020
Definition of overset
Verb
  • The road will become decommissioned as a state highway and turned over to the city upon completion of the work.
    Ron Wood, arkansasonline.com, 27 Nov. 2024
  • So who knows?) Eva Davis, an executive vice-president at Compass, says that there is always a rush of transactions whenever administrations change — a luxury bump in the $1 million-plus range and a slew of rentals as lower-level staff turns over.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of turn over
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pitch-perfect

pitchpole

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“Pitchpole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitchpole. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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