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checkback

/ˈt͡ʃɛkbæk/

checkback noun: a play of a designated card as a prompt to one's partner to respond with a play indicating the kinds of card he/she holds.

Noun

checkback (uncountable)

  1. A play of a designated card as a prompt to one's partner to respond with a play indicating the kinds of card he/she holds.
    • True, you need some form of checkback, which is an artificial two-club or two-diamond rebid by the responder to ask for more information.2007 May 10, Phillip Alder, “From a Nevada Tournament, Defense by the Textbook”, in New York Times

Origin of checkback

From check + back.

Questions about checkback

What does checkback mean?
Checkback means a play of a designated card as a prompt to one's partner to respond with a play indicating the kinds of card he/she holds.
What part of speech is checkback?
Checkback is a noun.
How do you pronounce checkback?
Checkback is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃɛkbæk/.

Words near checkback in the dictionary

  1. check-ups
  2. checkability
  3. checkable
  4. checkage
  5. checkages
  6. checkback
  7. checkbite
  8. checkbites
  9. checkboard
  10. checkboards
  11. checkbook

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