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pitch

1 8.6

A card game where players win points by taking tricks

noun
/pɪtʃ/

: pitch (juego de cartas)

After learning the rules, we played a few rounds of pitch to see who could win the most points.
a game of pitch

Examples

In 2011, Pitch Slapped won first place at SoJam, an a cappella festival in Raleigh, N.C.

Blog text (19)
Contestants in the Jefferson State Golden Horseshoe Pitch will be gathering in the infield for the $50,000 horseshoe pitch...

Hush (1998)
The game they were playing was six-card partners pitch, which is also called factory poker.

Fiction book (1994)
During our family game night, we always include pitch as one of the classic card games.
He explained the strategies for winning at pitch, emphasizing the importance of trump cards.

Synonyms

auction pitch

vspitch

Archaic

9.9

A card game where the first card played decides which suit wins over others

is the general form played for points where the lead card sets trump

Idioms

at fever pitch

2 5.6

A time when excitement or tension is very high

Compounds

high pitch

38 3.4

A thin, sharp sound at the top of a voice, like a mosquito buzz

sales pitch

29 3.2

A short talk to convince someone to buy something

pitch black

9 3.2

Completely dark with no light at all

fever pitch

Informal

9 5.3

A time when people feel very strong excitement together

wild pitch

Jargon

7 6.3

In baseball, a pitch the catcher cannot catch that lets a base runner advance

pitch-perfect

6 6.0

Exactly right in tone or performance

perfect pitch

6 9.6

To hear or sing a musical note without hearing another note first

pitch-dark

5 3.4

There is no light at all, like a room with no windows

low pitch

3 3.4

A deep sound that you hear in music or a person's voice

pitch blackness

1 4.4

Complete darkness with no light at all

off-speed pitch

Jargon

1 7.6

A baseball throw slower than a fastball that fools the batter

brushback pitch

Jargon

1 8.6

A ball thrown close to the batter to make them move away from home plate or feel scared

pitch pipe

Specialized

1 6.6

A small device that plays a musical note to help singers or musicians find the right starting note

absolute pitch

Specialized

1 9.9

A rare ability to name or sing a musical note without any other note to compare

pitch-out

Jargon

1 6.1

A sideways pass by the quarterback to a teammate, often a running back

pitch shot

Jargon

1 4.9

A high, short golf shot that lands softly near the hole

pitch pine

Specialized

1 5.8

A large pine tree from eastern North America that people use for its wood and sticky sap

pitch-out

Jargon

1 7.3

To throw the ball outside the strike zone to stop a runner from stealing a base

pitch-blackness

1 4.6

Complete darkness with no light at all

variable-pitch propeller

Specialized

1 7.7

A part of a plane with blades you can angle to work better at different speeds

concert pitch

Specialized

1 5.3

A standard note that instruments tune to, usually the A above middle C at 440 Hz

overhand pitch

1 6.5

A throw in baseball where the hand moves above the shoulder

pitch contour

Specialized

1 6.5

The way a voice or a tune goes up and down in sound

pitch accent

Specialized

1 8.8

A change in high or low voice on a part of a word that changes meaning

auction pitch

Archaic

9.9

A card game where the first card played decides which suit wins over others

mineral pitch

Specialized

9.3

A thick dark sticky substance like tar that comes from oil or from the ground and is used for waterproofing

international pitch

Specialized

6.5

A standard note for tuning instruments where the A above middle C is 440

northern pitch pine

7.5

A large pine tree from eastern North America with three needles in each cluster and thick, rough bark

philharmonic pitch

Specialized

7.9

A standard musical note used to tune instruments, usually the A above middle C at 440 hertz

pitch and toss

Archaic

9.7

A game where players throw coins at a mark and the closest wins

pitch apple

9.9

A tropical tree with thick shiny leaves and white or pink flowers

salesy pitch

Informal

7.9

A message that tries too hard to get you to buy something

submarine pitch

Jargon

7.5

A baseball throw made with the arm moving low, close to the ground

Surface Forms

pitch singular

pitches plural

Etymology

Pitch the card game is named from the action of 'pitching' cards — that is, throwing or playing cards into the trick — so the game's name comes from that key move.