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Bitched vs Pitched - What's the difference?

bitched | pitched |

As verbs the difference between bitched and pitched

is that bitched is (bitch) while pitched is (pitch).

As an adjective pitched is

having a slope.

bitched

English

Verb

(head)
  • (bitch)

  • bitch

    English

    Alternative forms

    These are all slang and non-standard forms, used only for the insult (not the female animal): * biatch/biotch * beatch/beotch * biyatch/biyotch * beeyatch/beeyotch * bizatch/biznatch

    Noun

    (es)
  • A female dog or other canine. In particular one who has recently had puppies.
  • My bitch just had puppies: they're so cute!
  • (vulgar, offensive) A despicable or disagreeable, aggressive person, often female.
  • Ann gossiped about me and mocked my work; sometimes she can be a real bitch !
  • * 1959 , William S. Burroughs, Naked Lunch , page 70
  • HASSAN: "You cheap Factualist bitch ! Go and never darken my rumpus room again!"
  • * 1913 , D. H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers , I. iv. 60:
  • 'Look at the children, you nasty little bitch !' he sneered.
  • (vulgar, offensive) A submissive person, often female, who does what others want; a slave.
  • Dude, don't be such a bitch . Assert yourself.
    Do you have to ask your man before you do everything? You must be the bitch in the relationship.
  • * 1999 September 23, Chris Sheridan, “This House Is Freakin’ Sweet”, “Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater”, Family Guy , season 2, episode 1, Fox Broadcasting Company
  • Now that you're stinking rich, we'd gladly be your bitch .
  • (obsolete, informal, of a man)
  • (humorous, colloquial, used with a possessive pronoun) Friend.
  • What’s up, my bitch ?
    How my bitches been doin'?
  • (colloquial) A complaint, especially when the complaint is unjustified.
  • (colloquial, usually only used in the singular) A difficult or confounding problem.
  • Level 5 was a real bitch , don’t you think?
    That's a bitch of a question.
  • (colloquial) A queen (playing card), particularly the queen of spades in the card game of hearts.
  • (figurative) Something unforgiving and unpleasant.
  • Karma's a bitch .

    Synonyms

    * female (when the species is specified or implied) * cow, harpy, vixen, hellcat, hussy * bastard * * * (person in a relationship who is made to adopt a submissive role) doormat * (a complaint) gripe, grumble, kvetch, moan, whinge * (difficult or confounding problem) toughie, stinker, pain in the ass * (to talk about)

    Hyponyms

    ; female canine * vixen, a female fox * she-wolf

    Derived terms

    * bitchcakes * bitchface * bitch fight * bitching * bitch slap * bitch switch * bitchy * bull-bitch * flip a bitch * life's a bitch * payback is a bitch, payback's a bitch * son of a bitch, sonofabitch * snitch bitch

    References

    * Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523

    Verb

    (es)
  • To behave or act as a bitch.
  • To criticize spitefully, often for the sake of complaining rather than in order to have the problem corrected.
  • All you ever do is bitch about the food I cook for you!
  • To spoil, to ruin.
  • * 1924 , (Ford Madox Ford), Some Do Not…'', Penguin 2012 (''Parade's End ), p. 162:
  • *:‘You're a Franco-maniac…You're thought to be a French agent…That's what's bitching your career!’
  • Synonyms

    * (make derogatory comments) badmouth, slag off (UK), snipe * (complain spitefully) gripe, grumble, kvetch, moan, piss and moan, sniff at, whine, whinge * See also

    pitched

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (pitch)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a slope.
  • a pitched roof
  • (not comparable) Having a specified tonal range.
  • a high-pitched scream.
  • (not comparable) Fought from predetermined positions at a specified time and place.
  • a pitched battle

    Derived terms

    * high-pitched * low-pitched * pitched battle * pitched roof