overtrump

[ oh-ver-truhmp, oh-ver-truhmp ]

verb (used with or without object)

, Cards.

1. to play a higher trump than has already been played.

overtrump

/ ˌəʊvəˈtrʌmp /

verb

1. cards to play a trump higher than (one previously played to the trick)

Word History and Origins

Origin of overtrump¹

First recorded in 1740–50; over- + trump ¹

Example Sentences

The transcripts released on Tuesday evening revealed that a lawyer for the White House’s budget office resigned partly because of concerns overTrump’s freeze on the military aid to Ukraine, according to a longtime career official from the office who had testified to Congress behind closed doors.

From The Guardian

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!

From Project Gutenberg