Play+a+trump

  • 31Smother play — in contract bridge is a type of endplay where an opponent s apparent trump trick goes away. The situation can be best illustrated with the following end position:BridgeHand A|4|4| K6|J| | | |1098| QJ|10| | Spades are trump, and the lead is in the …

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  • 32un|der|trump — «UHN duhr TRUHMP», in card games: –v.t. to play a trump to (a trick in which the lead is not trumps), lower than a trump already played by (another player). –v.i. to play a lower trump than one already played to a trick …

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  • 33(a) trump card — an advantage that makes you more likely to succeed than other people, especially something that other people do not know about. The fact that I had an Italian parent turned out to be my trump card when I applied for the job. Anthea was about to… …

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  • 34Engaged (play) — Engaged is a three act farcical comedy by W. S. Gilbert. It premiered at the Haymarket Theatre on October 3 1877, the same year as The Sorcerer , one of Gilbert s comic operas written with Arthur Sullivan, which was soon followed by the… …

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  • 35play one's trump card — use one s winning card; draw the last card …

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  • 36Squeeze play (bridge) — A squeeze play (or squeeze) is a type of play late in the hand of contract bridge and other trick taking game in which the play of a card (the squeeze card) forces an opponent to discard a card that gives up one or more tricks. The discarded card …

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  • 37no-trump — noun a version of contract bridge in which no suit is designated as trump for the duration of the hand • Hypernyms: ↑contract, ↑contract bridge * * * I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: no (II) + trump : being without trumps; …

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  • 38Johnny No-Trump — is a play written by Mary Mercier which ran for one performance on Broadway. Johnny No Trump opened at the Cort Theatre on October 8, 1967 and ran for one performance and 5 previews. Directed by Joseph Hardy, it starred James Broderick, Sada… …

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  • 39Judd Trump — Born 21 August 1989 (1989 08 21) (age 22) Bristol Sport country  England Nickname …

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  • 40no-trump — /ˈnoʊ trʌmp/ (say noh trump) Bridge, etc. –adjective 1. denoting a bid or play without any trump suit. –noun Also, no trumps. 2. the play, or the bid to play, without any trump suit …