pitchpoled

verb

Definition of pitchpolednext
past tense of pitchpole
as in inverted

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  1. toppled
  2. overset
  3. upended
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  • Footage posted by users on social media platform Threads showed fierce winds had toppled motorcycles and scaffolding structures, ripping off roofs.
    Chris Lau, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The winds toppled trees and destroyed homes.
    Anna Gordon, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of toppled
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  • 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
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  • The trail of destruction and mass displacement across Lebanon has rapidly upended a fragile status quo between Israel and Hezbollah.
    Ruth Michaelson / Beirut, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
  • And young voters aren’t the only key demographic in Michigan that has been upended by the war in Gaza.
    Cooper Burton, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of upended
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pitchpole

pitchpoled

pitchpoles

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“Pitchpoled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitchpoled. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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