cue bid

cue bid

noun Bridge.
a bid in a suit showing control of the suit, as having an assured winner or a void.

Origin:
1930–35

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cue-bid

[kyoo-bid] verb, cue-bid, cue-bid·den or cue-bid, cue-bid·ding.
verb (used with object)
1.
to show control of (a suit) by a cue bid.
verb (used without object)
2.
to make a cue bid.

Origin:
1960–65
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cue bid
 
n
contract bridge a bid in a suit made to show an ace or a void in that suit

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