Word "PREEMPT" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land)

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding
Synonyms:
pre-empt, preemptive bid

Crossword Clues for PREEMPT

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Perm pet, being a step ahead (3-4)
Forestall devious peer and politician close to agreement (3,4)
Take action in advance (3-4) Puzzler Backwords 19 Oct 2024
MP Peter turned to thwart plan (3-4)
Act before parliament opens with bad temper (3-4)
Appropriate parking space salesman takes, last in lot The Telegraph Toughie 19 Jun 2024
Do this in advance, before it's 80% drained
Forestall prince getting into awful temper (3-4) The Guardian Quiptic 05 May 2024
Forestall (3-4) Puzzler 05 Apr 2024
Displace (a TV show)
Anticipate European politician popping into sandwich shop (3-4)
Anticipate European politician popping into sandwich shop The Telegraph Toughie 17 Jan 2024
Forestall Thomas Joseph 12 Jan 2024
Get for oneself before the others can The Guardian Quick 24 May 2023
Bump from the schedule USA Today 21 Oct 2022
Anticipate Macron's ready to accommodate English politician The Guardian Cryptic 03 Oct 2022
Appropriate having terrible temper to keep quiet The Telegraph Cryptic 20 May 2021
Replace on the schedule LA Times Daily 01 Oct 2020
Replace on the schedule The Washington Post 01 Oct 2020
Auction bid resulting from Penny's uncontrolled temper 
Steal march on Papa in bad temper The Sun Two Speed 27 Nov 2019
Forestall The Sun Two Speed 27 Nov 2019
Bump from the schedule The Washington Post 20 Oct 2019
Bump from the schedule LA Times Daily 20 Oct 2019
Bump, as a TV episode Universal 25 Jul 2019
Forestall The Washington Post Sunday 21 Apr 2019
Bump from the schedule
Bump, as a TV episode
Anticipate politician interrupting Peter's constituents The Telegraph Toughie 22 Nov 2018
Replace on a schedule Universal 06 Nov 2018
Bump, as from a schedule New York Times 11 Mar 2018
Bump, as from a schedule
Replace on a schedule
Forestall The Times Concise 28 Nov 2017
Secure as first-comer The Times Concise 26 Sep 2017
Replace for airing Newsday 16 Apr 2017
Forestall Premier Sunday 09 Oct 2016
Steal a march on man with bad temper The Guardian Cryptic 02 May 2016
Take precedence over Family Time 25 Apr 2016
Replace in the schedule Universal 08 Jan 2016
Replace in the schedule
Bump a TV episode Eugene Sheffer 10 Mar 2015
Take precedence over
Take the place of
Supplant
Forestall by acting first
Replace with another show
Replace in the schedule
Head off
Replace in the schedule
Replace in the schedule
Take precedence over
Head off
Take the place of
Bump from the TV schedule
Take precedence over
Bump from the TV schedule
Bump
Forestall
Assert priority
Take for oneself
Appropriate
Appropriate beforehand
Appropriate exclusively.
Appropriate beforehand.
Replace in the schedule
Appropriate.
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