no-trump
adjective
: being a bid, contract, or hand suitable to play without any suit being trumps
no-trump
noun
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One way to reduce the ambiguity is to use a jump to three no-trump as a shapely raise to game, better than a preemptive hand.
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Deb Harvell, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2025
This is descriptive, showing suitability for three no-trump while also being mildly preemptive.
—Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024
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Deb Harvell, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2025
This is descriptive, showing suitability for three no-trump while also being mildly preemptive.
—Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024
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“No-trump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no-trump. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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