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OVERTRUMP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does overtrump mean?
• OVERTRUMP (verb)
The verb OVERTRUMP has 1 sense:
1. play a trump higher than (one previously played) to the trick
Familiarity information: OVERTRUMP used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Play a trump higher than (one previously played) to the trick
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "overtrump" is one way to...):
Domain category:
card game; cards (a game played with playing cards)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
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