underleadn.
Bridge.
The lead of a low card in a suit of which a higher card is held by the player.
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echo1862
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Bath coup1897
promotion1900
finesse1902
switch1921
false-carding1923
squeeze1926
squeeze play1926
suicide squeeze1931
pseudo-squeeze1932
throw-in1932
suit preference signal1934
underlead1934
psyching1938
ruff and discard1939
hold-up1945
upper cut1955
safety play1959
1934 E. Culbertson Contract Bridge Red Bk. on Play xli. 531 An Ace underlead not only has the advantage of the surprise effect on the enemy but it retains the control of the suit.
1947 C. H. Goren Better Bridge ii. 101 This is one of the rare cases in which the under lead of an Ace is recommended.
1964 R. L. Frey & A. F. Truscott Official Encycl. Bridge 650/2 Another motive for an underlead is an urgent desire to get a particular lead from partner.
Derivatives
underˈlead v. (transitive) to lead with a card of lower value than (another card of the suit held).
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declare1895
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to lead up to1911
to take out1918
squeeze1926
push1927
spread1929
cash1934
overtake1939
underlead1945
finesse1960
1945 H. Phillips & J. T. Reese How to play Bridge iii. 111 It is dangerous to underlead Aces against suit contracts.
1962 Listener 26 July 154/3 The question was whether East would risk underleading his queen of diamonds, to put partner in with the jack for a spade lead.
1973 Daily Tel. 13 Jan. 9/5 West should therefore underlead his ♥ A (assuming he has it) for a second club ruff.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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