Repitch

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To apply a new coating of pitch (oil and tar distillate) to. transitive

    "In many breweries the casks are repitched every time before use."

  2. 2
    To change (a sound) to a different pitch. transitive

    "Sample-based synthesis exploits the ability to repitch by a change of playback rate, to create simulations of existing instruments from digital recordings."

  3. 3
    To set up (a tent) again. transitive

    "There was no choice but to repitch the tents and radio their failure to cross."

  4. 4
    To propose or promote (an idea) again. transitive

    "For example, if I was trying to repitch an idea to a producer who had already turned it down, I would say something like, "I remember you said you didn't like my idea because there was no women's angle. Well, here's a great one that both of us must have missed during our first conversation.""

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"In many breweries the casks are repitched every time before use."

Etymology

From re- + pitch.

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