contract bridge

noun

A card game in which four players, forming two partnerships, first bid then play by taking tricks.

“A forerunner of contract bridge was called auction bridge.”

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Meanings

nouncontract bridge (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA card game in which four players, forming two partnerships, first bid then play by taking tricks.

    A forerunner of contract bridge was called auction bridge.

    Synonyms: bridge

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA card game in which four players, forming two partnerships, first bid then play by taking tricks.

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bridge

More synonyms by meaning

nouna variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks they bid

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contract
Broader
bridge
Also see
bridgecontract

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 合約橋牌 /合约桥牌
  • 合約橋牌 /合约桥牌 (héyuē qiáopái)card game
Finnish sitoumusbridge
  • sitoumusbridgecard game
German Kontrakt-Bridge
  • Kontrakt-Bridgecard game
Greek μπριτζ
  • μπριτζ (britz)card game
Japanese コントラクトブリッジ
  • コントラクトブリッジ (kontorakuto burijji)card game
Korean 콘트랙트 브리지
  • 콘트랙트 브리지 (konteuraekteu beuriji)card game
Spanish bridge de contrato
  • bridge de contratocard game
Turkish briç
  • briçcard game
Cite this entry
APA

contract bridge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contract%20bridge

MLA

“contract bridge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contract%20bridge. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contract bridge,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contract%20bridge.

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