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overtrump

overtrump verb: to play a higher trump card than the previous one in a trick.

Verb

overtrump (third-person singular simple present overtrumps, present participle overtrumping, simple past and past participle overtrumped)

  1. To play a higher trump card than the previous one in a trick.
    Synonyms:
    overruff

Synonyms of overtrump

Forms of overtrump

third-person singular presentovertrumps
present participleovertrumping
past participleovertrumped
pastovertrumped

Origin of overtrump

* from over- + trump

Questions about overtrump

What does overtrump mean?
Overtrump means to play a higher trump card than the previous one in a trick.
What part of speech is overtrump?
Overtrump is a verb.
What is the past tense of overtrump?
The past tense of overtrump is overtrumped.

Words near overtrump in the dictionary

  1. overtroubled
  2. overtroubles
  3. overtroubling
  4. overtrousers
  5. overtrue
  6. overtrump
  7. overtrumped
  8. overtrumping
  9. overtrumps
  10. overtrust
  11. overtrusted

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