PITCHPOLE Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

pitchpole

verb

Definition of pitchpole

as in to tump (over)

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The speedy receiver got open with regularity and would have had a touchdown in the second quarter if King didn’t overthrow him on his way to the end zone.

— Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2026
In the summer of 1991, a group of conspirators staged a muddled coup to overthrow then-USSR president Mikhail Gorbachev, ultimately accelerating the shift from communism to capitalism.

— Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of overthrow

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Susquehanna Hose Fire Company In Columbia, in Howard County, a tree toppled onto a house.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
The heat waves roiling Western Europe this summer toppled an average temperature record for the June-July period set in 2022, according to the European climate agency Copernicus.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of topple

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Once something is in production, the priority inverts and the effort goes into bringing cost down while holding quality.

— Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
To remove the cake from the pan, drag a butter knife around the edge of the cake, carefully flip the cake out onto a plate, peel away the parchment paper, then re-invert the cake, right side up, onto a serving plate.

— Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of invert

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The fire department said Wednesday that the property has been turned over to the homeowners' association and that the immediate area remains fenced off and red-tagged.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
And yet the president seems to have turned over a new leaf with Warsh’s arrival.

— Matt Peterson, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of turn over

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