FINESSE

Finesse

In contract bridge and similar games, a finesse is a card play technique which will enable a player to win an additional trick or tricks should there be a favorable position of one or more cards in the hands of the opponents.

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finesse

Noun

  1. The property of having grace, elegance, skill, or balance.
  2. Skill in handling of a situation.
  3. An adroit maneuver.
  4. A technique which allows one to promote tricks based on a favorable position of one or more cards in the hands of the opponent.

Verb

  1. To play (a card) as a finesse (see noun sense above).
  2. To handle or manage carefully or skillfully.
  3. To evade.


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