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semiforcing

semiforcing is the present participle and gerund of semiforce.

Meaning of semiforce

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

Questions about semiforcing

What is semiforcing the present participle and gerund of?
Semiforcing is the present participle and gerund of semiforce.

Words near semiforcing in the dictionary

  1. semifluorinated
  2. semiforbidden
  3. semiforce
  4. semiforced
  5. semiforces
  6. semiforcing
  7. semiforeign
  8. semiform
  9. semiformal
  10. semiformality
  11. semiformalization

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