Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To play a trump higher than one previously played on a trick.
- intransitive verb To trump with a higher trump card than any played on the same trick.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To trump (a plain suit) with a higher trump than that already played by another person.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb card games To
play a highertrump card than the previous one in atrick
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb play a trump higher than (one previously played) to the trick
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Examples
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In a beautifully judged wedding dress that, nevertheless, did not seek to outdo and overtrump the frocks and trains of the past.
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I have played the game with a man who always keeps his brother to the end, and then brings him out with enormous success, the said brother never failing to overtrump any other card in the pack!
Lazy Thoughts of a Lazy Girl Sister of that "Idle Fellow." Jenny Wren
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