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FEVER PITCH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fever pitch mean? 

FEVER PITCH (noun)
  The noun FEVER PITCH has 1 sense:

1. a state of extreme excitementplay

  Familiarity information: FEVER PITCH used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FEVER PITCH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A state of extreme excitement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Context example:

the crowd was at fever pitch

Hypernyms ("fever pitch" is a kind of...):

excitation; excitement; fervor; fervour; inflammation (the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up)


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