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up-and-down straight draw

up-and-down straight draw noun: a poker hand that has four cards to a straight, where there are two different ranked cards that will complete the straight. E.g. 4-5-6-7, either a 3 or 8 could make a straight. It is used only when the player has not yet received all the cards she will receive for a particular hand.

Noun

up-and-down straight draw (plural up-and-down straight draws)

  1. (slang) A poker hand that has four cards to a straight, where there are two different ranked cards that will complete the straight. E.g. 4-5-6-7, either a 3 or 8 could make a straight. It is used only when the player has not yet received all the cards she will receive for a particular hand.

Forms of up-and-down straight draw

pluralup-and-down straight draws

Questions about up-and-down straight draw

What does up-and-down straight draw mean?
Up-and-down straight draw means a poker hand that has four cards to a straight, where there are two different ranked cards that will complete the straight. E.g. 4-5-6-7, either a 3 or 8 could make a straight. It is used only when the player has not yet received all the cards she will receive for a particular hand.
What part of speech is up-and-down straight draw?
Up-and-down straight draw is a noun.
What is the plural of up-and-down straight draw?
The plural of up-and-down straight draw is up-and-down straight draws.

Words near up-and-down straight draw in the dictionary

  1. up-and-comer
  2. up-and-comers
  3. up-and-coming
  4. up-and-comingness
  5. up-and-down
  6. up-and-down straight draw
  7. up-and-down straight draws
  8. up-and-downness
  9. up-and-under
  10. up-and-unders
  11. up-armored

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