Definitions
make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge
Word origin
Back-formation from preemption.
Used in a sentence
“He preempted that hill to be its king.”
“[...] the losers complaining that their party may see another popular issue preempted by what one of them called "born-again Democratic fiscal conservatives."”
“Floppy disks were preempted by CDs.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Act first”7 letters
02“Take priority over”7 letters
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