under-bidn.
/ˈʌndəˌbɪd/, U.S. /ˈəndərˌbɪd/ Bridge.
1. A bid of a number of tricks insufficient to surpass the previous bid. rare.
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under-bid1923
1923 Daily Mail 6 Oct. 6/4 The under-bid of 2 spades is automatically raised to 3 spades by the fact of one of the opponents calling attention to it.
2. A lower bid than is warranted by the strength of a hand or of a partnership's combined hands.
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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [noun] > actions or tactics > call > bidding > bid > other types of bid
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under-bid1945
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relay bid1959
raise1964
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multi1972
splinter bid1977
1945 ‘S. J. Simon’ Why you lose at Bridge 96 Most of the time I make what seems to me the best bid in the circumstances, whether it is an overbid, an underbid, or even an anti-system bid.
1977 Times 10 Dec. 13/6 The response which is outstanding is a gross underbid of One No Trump.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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