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pre-flop

pre-flop noun: the period before the flop, particularly when players already have their hole cards.

Noun

pre-flop (plural pre-flops)

  1. The period before the flop, particularly when players already have their hole cards.
    • Let's review the strategies for the pre-flop, flop, turn and river.

Adjective

pre-flop (not comparable)

  1. Of or characteristic of the pre-flop.
    • pre-flop betting round
    • pre-flop raiser

Adverb

pre-flop (not comparable)

  1. In the pre-flop.
    • raise pre-flop

Forms of pre-flop

pluralpre-flops
alternative formpreflop

Origin of pre-flop

From pre- + flop.

Questions about pre-flop

What does pre-flop mean?
Pre-flop means the period before the flop, particularly when players already have their hole cards.
What part of speech is pre-flop?
Pre-flop can be a noun, an adjective or an adverb.
What is the plural of pre-flop?
The plural of pre-flop is pre-flops.

Words near pre-flop in the dictionary

  1. pre-films
  2. pre-fire
  3. pre-fired
  4. pre-fires
  5. pre-firing
  6. pre-flop
  7. pre-flops
  8. pre-form
  9. pre-formed
  10. pre-forming
  11. pre-forms

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