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overtrump

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o⋅ver⋅trump

  [oh-ver-truhmp, oh-ver-truhmp]
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object) Cards.
to play a higher trump than has already been played.
Origin:
1740–50; over- + trump 1
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o·ver·trump   (ō'vər-trŭmp', ō'vər-trŭmp')   
v.   o·ver·trumped, o·ver·trump·ing, o·ver·trumps Games

v.   intr.
To play a trump higher than one previously played on a trick.
v.   tr.
To trump with a higher trump card than any played on the same trick.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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