checkback

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/ˈt͡ʃɛkbæk/

noun

A play of a designated card as a prompt to one's partner to respond with a play indicating the kinds of card he/she holds.

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Meanings

nouncheckback (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebridgeA play of a designated card as a prompt to one's partner to respond with a play indicating the kinds of card he/she holds.

    True, you need some form of checkback, which is an artificial two-club or two-diamond rebid by the responder to ask for more information.

    2007 May 10, Phillip Alder, “From a Nevada Tournament, Defense by the Textbook”, in New York Times

Origin

From check + back.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

checkback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/checkback

MLA

“checkback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/checkback. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “checkback,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/checkback.

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