undertrump

[uhn-der-truhmp, uhn-der-truhmp]

un·der·trump

[uhn-der-truhmp, uhn-der-truhmp]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object) Cards.
to trump with a lower trump than has already been played.

Origin:
1860–65; under- + trump1
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undertrump (ˌʌndəˈtrʌmp)
 
vb
(intr) cards to play a lower trump on a trick to which a higher trump has already been played

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