crossruff
/ˈkrɔsˌrʌf/
verb
- To play a crossruff in a card game.
- He tried to crossruff but ran out of trump cards too soon.
- If you crossruff correctly, you can gain extra tricks.
- They decided to crossruff after seeing the opponent's weak trump suit.
noun
- In card games like bridge, a series of tricks won by alternating trump cards between two partners.
- A crossruff requires careful planning and communication between partners.
- The pair executed a perfect crossruff to win the final tricks.
- She taught her students how to recognize a crossruff opportunity in bridge.