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check-raise

check-raise verb: to check and then raise a bet by another player in the same betting round.

Verb

check-raise (third-person singular simple present check-raises, present participle check-raising, simple past and past participle check-raised)

  1. To check and then raise a bet by another player in the same betting round.
    • Check-raising is sometimes specifically prohibited by house rules.

Noun

check-raise (plural check-raises)

  1. A raise made by a player who checked before in the same betting round.

Forms of check-raise

Verb
third-person singular presentcheck-raises
present participlecheck-raising
past participlecheck-raised
pastcheck-raised
Noun
pluralcheck-raises

Questions about check-raise

What does check-raise mean?
Check-raise means to check and then raise a bet by another player in the same betting round.
What part of speech is check-raise?
Check-raise can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of check-raise?
The past tense of check-raise is check-raised.

Words near check-raise in the dictionary

  1. check-out time
  2. check-out times
  3. check-outs
  4. check-rail
  5. check-rails
  6. check-raise
  7. check-raised
  8. check-raises
  9. check-raising
  10. check-rein
  11. check-reins

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