notrump
Noun
Meaning
notrump (plural notrumps)
Alternative spelling of no-trump
Examples
Alternatively, North, if his hand lacks the values for game in notrump, may double, which by partnership agreement employs Stayman.
A notrump bidder who has at least four cards in each major suit normally responds in hearts, as this can still allow a spade fit to be found.
A notrump opener should have neither a suit longer than five cards nor more than one 5-card suit since an opening notrump bid shows a balanced hand.
If the notrump bidder has four cards in each major suit, the notrump bidder corrects to the previously unbid major suit.
In either case, a responder who rebids notrump over a response in a major suit promises four cards of the other major suit.
If the partnership's preceding call is a natural bid in notrump, then 4NT is usually played as natural.