no-trump
Bid without suits
No-trump is a bid or contract in bridge where no suit ranks as trump—meaning no suit can beat another simply by being trump.
The bidder believes they can win tricks through high cards alone.
A no-trump hand typically has balanced distribution across suits: She opened with one no-trump.
Also written notrump.
Enforceable written agreement
- auctionCompetitive public sale
- declarerOne who states openly
- dummyLifelike substitute figure
- handGrasping body part
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contract
Enforceable written agreement
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balanced
In a state of equilibrium
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- pointsUnits of tally
- stopperClosure for an opening
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tricks
Deceptive acts or techniques
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