Auction Pitch (Noun)
Meaning
An all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The card game player expertly made an auction pitch, declaring the first card led as a trump and taking the rest of the hand.
- In the all-fours game, a successful auction pitch secured the win by naming the led card as the highest trump.
- The opponent made a last-minute auction pitch, attempting to take the trick by calling the previously led card as a higher trump.
- To avoid losing the trick, she nervously made an auction pitch, but unfortunately, it was the wrong card.
- After expertly laying the groundwork, he went in for the auction pitch, and to everyone's surprise, he named the led card as the highest trump.