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The answer PREEMPT has 38 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of preempt in various dictionaries:
noun - a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding
verb - acquire for oneself before others can do so
verb - take the place of or have precedence over
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| Possible Crossword Clues |
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| Bump |
| Bump from the TV schedule |
| Replace in the schedule |
| Supplant |
| Take precedence over |
| Head off |
| Replace, as a TV episode |
| Bump a TV episode |
| Take the place of |
| Forestall |
| Possible Dictionary Clues |
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| acquire or appropriate (something) in advance. |
| take action in order to prevent (an anticipated event) happening forestall. |
| make a preemptive bid |
| acquire by preemption |
| to prevent something from happening by taking action first: |
| If a broadcast is preempted, it is replaced by another, usually more important broadcast: |
| To appropriate, seize, or take for oneself before others. See Synonyms at appropriate. |
| To take the place of displace: A special news program preempted the scheduled shows. |
| To have precedence or predominance over: Discussion of the water shortage will preempt the other topics on this week's agenda. |
| To gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially to settle on (public land) so as to obtain the right to buy before others. |
| Preempt description |
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| Preempt (also spelled "pre-empt") is a bid in contract bridge whose primary objectives are (1) to thwart opponents' ability to bid to their best contract, with some safety, and (2) to fully describe one's hand to one's partner in a single bid. A preemptive bid is usually made by jumping, i.e. skipping one or more bidding levels. Since it deprives the opponents of the bidding space, it is expected that they will either find a wrong contract (too high or in a wrong denomination) of their own, or fail to find any. A preemptive bid often has the aim of a sacrifice, where a partnership bids a contract knowing it cannot be made, but assumes that (even when doubled), the penalty will still be smaller than the value of opponents' bid and made contract. |