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semiforce

semiforce verb: to force a partner's hand conditionally.

Verb

semiforce (third-person singular simple present semiforces, present participle semiforcing, simple past and past participle semiforced)

  1. To force a partner's hand conditionally
    • After North opened one spade, South responded one no-trump, semiforcing.2009 January 15, Phillip Alder, “Scrutinizing the Dummy to Develop the Defense”, Bridge, in New York Times

Forms of semiforce

third-person singular presentsemiforces
present participlesemiforcing
past participlesemiforced
pastsemiforced
alternative formsemi-force

Origin of semiforce

From semi- + force.

Questions about semiforce

What does semiforce mean?
Semiforce means to force a partner's hand conditionally.
What part of speech is semiforce?
Semiforce is a verb.
What is the past tense of semiforce?
The past tense of semiforce is semiforced.

Words near semiforce in the dictionary

  1. semifluid
  2. semifluidity
  3. semifluids
  4. semifluorinated
  5. semiforbidden
  6. semiforce
  7. semiforced
  8. semiforces
  9. semiforcing
  10. semiforeign
  11. semiform

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