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undertrick

undertrick noun: a trick that declarer does not win, causing the contract to go down.

Noun

undertrick (plural undertricks)

  1. A trick that declarer does not win, causing the contract to go down.
    • Then the Netherlands scored an additional 3 imps for one fewer undertrick in a vulnerable one no-trump.2007 February 22, Phillip Alder, “Strong Spade Suit Helps Decide a Hard-Fought Match in Japan”, in New York Times

Forms of undertrick

pluralundertricks

Origin of undertrick

From under- + trick.

Questions about undertrick

What does undertrick mean?
Undertrick means a trick that declarer does not win, causing the contract to go down.
What part of speech is undertrick?
Undertrick is a noun.
What is the plural of undertrick?
The plural of undertrick is undertricks.

Words near undertrick in the dictionary

  1. undertriaging
  2. undertrial
  3. undertrials
  4. undertribe
  5. undertribes
  6. undertrick
  7. undertricks
  8. undertrodden
  9. undertrousers
  10. undertrump
  11. undertrumped

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