'pre-empt' definitions:
Definition of 'pre-empt'
From: WordNet
noun
A high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding [syn: preemptive bid, pre-empt, preempt]
Definition of 'pre-empt'
From: GCIDE
- Preempt \Pre*["e]mpt"\ (?; 215), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Pre["e]mpted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pre["e]mpting}.] [See {Pre["e]mption}.] To settle upon (public land) with a right of preemption, as under the laws of the United States; to take by pre["e]mption. [Also spelled pre-empt.] [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]