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Pitch(money)

Right Spot - Poker (gambling) and pitch(4) (iou)


Right Spot - Poker (gambling)


Good situation. "Been losing all day till I got into this game. Looks like I finally found the right spot."

pitch(4) (iou)



pitch verb2. . ME.

I. verb trans. Thrust or drive (a pointed instrument) firmly into the ground; drive into a solid body and make fast (a nail, stake, etc.); fix (an object) on a pole, spear, etc.; plant, implant; stick, fasten. ME-L18.
J. Dyke A stake, or a post is pitched in the ground.
verb trans. Thrust a pointed instrument into or through (a solid body); stab, pierce, transfix. Only in ME.
verb trans. Fix and erect (a tent), establish (a camp), as a temporary place of abode, esp. in a specified place. ME.
Shakespeare Richard III Here pitch our tent, even here on Bosworth field. H. Belloc The army had marched ten miles, and there the second camp was pitched.
b. verb intrans. Encamp. LME.
G. Grote The succeeding troops..pitched as they could without any order.
verb trans.
a. Put (a thing) in a fixed or definite place or position; set, place, situate. Usu. in pass. ME.
W. Black The abrupt hill, on which the town of Bridgenorth is pitched. V. Woolf The man..had pitched the house in a hollow.
b. spec. Set up (a stone etc.) on end; set (a stone) on edge for paving. Now rare or obsolete. E17.
verb trans.
a. Set about or stud with gems. Also gen., fill, provide, (a thing) with things stuck or placed in or on it. ME-M17.
H. Holcroft Pitching the top with multitude of stakes.
b. Pave (a road, path, or street) with stones (orig. with pebbles or cobbles) set on end. Also, make a foundation for (a macadamized road) with larger stones placed on edge by hand. M16.
verb trans. fig. Set, fix (one's trust, purpose, attention, etc.) in or on an object or in a state. LME-E19.
T. Fuller He pitched his thoughts on the holy war. Bunyan She thought He pitched His innocent eyes just upon her.
a. verb intrans. pitch and pay, pay down at once, pay ready money. LME-E17.
b. verb trans. Place or lay out (wares) in a fixed place for sale, esp. in a market or Other similar place. M16.
verb trans. Put together; construct by fastening the parts together. Usu. in pass. LME-E17.
verb trans. Place and make fast (a net or snare) with stakes, poles, or pegs. Long arch. rare. M16.
a. verb intrans. Place or locate oneself; take up one's abode; settle, alight. E17.
E. F. Benson It pitched among the cabbages, and had to be instantly recovered.
b. verb refl. & intrans. Seat oneself, sit down. Now dial. & colloq. L18.
II.
verb intrans. Fall headlong heavily, land on the head or strike forcibly against something as a result of being thrown. ME.
J. Morse A large pine has been seen..to pitch over endwise. G. Jones Ahab, a heavy man, had pitched into the yard off the roof of the stable.
b. Cricket. Of a bowled ball: strike the ground at a specified length or Travel in a specified direction. E19.
N. Cardus I was certain the ball had pitched off the wicket. Times Patel received the perfect ball..which pitched on his middle stump.
verb trans. gen. Cast, throw, or fling forward; hurl or throw (a thing) esp. underhand and aimed to land at a specified point. LME.
Sir W. Scott As far as one might pitch a lance. B. Malamud Pitched balls of clay at each Other. M. Ignatieff The sleigh overturned and pitched his..baggage into a ravine.
b. verb trans. Throw (sheaves, hay, etc.) with a pitchfork, esp. on to a cart or stack. LME.
c. verb trans. & intrans. In Cricket, bowl and cause (a ball) to strike the ground at a specified length or to Travel in a specified direction; in Baseball etc., deliver or throw (the ball) to the batter; in Golf, play (a ball) with a pitch shot; in various Games, throw (a flat object) towards a mark or so as to fall in or near a specified place. M18.
Times of India The ball was pitched short.
d. verb trans. Utter, tell, esp. untruthfully or with exaggeration; praise extravagantly. slang. M19.
Saturday Evening Post Louie..pitches kitchen gadgets.
e. verb intrans. Esp. of a man: make sexual advances to. Also foll. by (up) to. slang (chiefly US). E20.
f. verb intrans. Commerce. Make a bid or offer for business, esp. for a client's account. Freq. foll. by for. L20.
g. verb trans. Discard or throw away (an object) as unwanted. N. Amer. colloq. L20.
h. verb trans. Drive (a motor vehicle) at speed, esp. into a bend or round a racetrack. colloq. L20.
verb intrans.
a. Incline or slope forwards and downwards; dip; N. Amer. (of a roof or Other structure) slope downwards; (esp. of a linear feature) have a pitch of a given angle and direction; drop down or descend abruptly to a lower level. E16.
A. K. Lobeck The convergence being in the direction toward which the anticline pitches. W. van T. Clark The ravine pitches down to the creek.
b. (Of a swelling) subside, (of loose soil) settle; fig. lose ground. Now dial. L18.
a. verb trans. Of a ship: plunge (its head) forwards in a longitudinal direction. Only in E17.
b. verb intrans. Of a ship: plunge with its head forwards in a longitudinal direction, rise and fall alternately at bow and stern; progress with pitching. L17.
K. Mansfield The little steamer pressed on, pitching gently, over the grey..water. R. Dahl The ship..pitched and rolled in the most alarming manner.
c. verb trans. Of a ship: have (a mast or Other part of the structure) cast away, overboard, etc., by a pitching movement. E18.
d. verb intrans. Of a person, animal, or vehicle: progress or move about with a vigorous jogging motion, lurch. M19.
H. B. Stowe The lumbering Newfoundland, who came pitching tumultuously toward them. B. England Ansell ran blindly,..pitching and staggering over the pitted earth.
e. verb intrans. Of an aircraft or spacecraft: rotate or rock about a lateral axis. L19.
f. verb trans. Cause (an aircraft or spacecraft) to rotate or rock about a lateral axis. M20.
III.
verb trans. Set in order for fighting, prepare (a battle or battlefield); draw up (troops) in array. obsolete exc. in pitched battle s.v. PITCHED adjective1 1. LME.
verb trans.
a. Determine (a future event); fix, settle, arrange. M16-M17.
T. Kyd Between us theres a price already pitcht.
b. In all fours and similar card-Games: establish (a suit) as trumps by leading a card of that suit. L19.
verb trans. Establish (a fact); ascertain; come to a conclusion about. Only in 17.
S. Charnock Who can pitch a time and person that originated this notion?
verb trans.
a. Set at a particular rate or degree, esp. as adjusted to a specified level. Formerly also, set or fix at a price or rate. E17.
R. S. Ball Our second assumption regarding the mass of the Earth was pitched too low. Optima The pitching of issue rates..in the money market.
b. Set at a particular musical pitch, determine the pitch of (a tune, the voice, an instrument); fig. express in a particular style or at a particular level. L17.
I. McEwan When she spoke her tone was..pitched a little higher than before.
verb trans. Set (a competitor) against another in a contest or competition; pit. rare. E19.
Observer The Schneider Trophy..pitched sea planes against each Other.
IV.
verb trans. & intrans. Mechanics. Fit (into); interlock, engage, (with). Now rare. M17.
verb trans. Brewing. Add yeast to (wort) for the purpose of inducing fermentation. M19.
Phrases, & with adverbs & prepositions in specialized senses: in there pitching N. Amer. colloq. making a vigorous and continuous effort, actively taking part. pitch and pay: see sense 7a above. pitch for Commerce forecast or estimate (a share price etc.); aim at (a particular result). pitch in colloq. set to work vigorously or determinedly; turn (aside) to a particular objective; begin; add one's contribution to a General effort. pitch into colloq. attack or assail forcibly with blows or with words; rebuke or criticize strongly. pitch it strong speak forcefully; state a case with feeling or enthusiasm, exaggerate. pitch on decide on; make choice of, choose; now esp. select more or less casually, let one's choice fall on. pitch the wickets Cricket stick or fix the stumps in the ground and place the bails. pitch the woo, pitch woo (orig. & chiefly US) court, make love to.
Comb.: pitch-farthing = chuck-farthing s.v. CHUCK verb2; pitch-in US colloq. a communal meal to which each participant contributes Food or drink; pitch-out N. Amer. (a) Baseball a pitch served by the pitcher intentionally beyond the reach of the batter; (b) Amer. Football a lateral pass behind the scrimmage line between two backs; pitch-penny US a variety of pitch-and-toss; pitchpole noun (a) dial. a somersault; (b) Agriculture a kind of harrow; pitchpole verb trans. & intrans. (dial.) (a) (cause to) somersault; (b) Nautical cause to capsize head foremost; (c) Whaling throw (a harpoon); pitch-up a sudden uncontrolled upward pitch of an aircraft, esp. as experienced during a climb or descent; (a tendency towards) deviation of this Nature. See also combs. s.v. PITCH noun2.