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PRE-EMPT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding

Synonyms:

pre-empt; preempt; preemptive bid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("pre-empt" is a kind of...):

bid; bidding ((bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb pre-empt

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