overtrump
/ˌoʊvərˈtrʌmp/
verb
- In card games, to play a higher trump card than the one already played, winning the trick.
- The player overtrumped her opponent and took the lead in the game.
- She overtrumped his ace of spades with her king of hearts.
- He tried to overtrump but had no higher trump card left.
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