Overruff

noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An act of overruffing.

    "Declarer eventually lost one heart, two diamonds and the club overruff for plus 110 to win the board and leapfrog his team from third to second."

Verb
  1. 1
    To ruff with a higher trump following a prior ruff on the same trick.

Synonyms

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overtrumpovertrump

Example

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"Declarer eventually lost one heart, two diamonds and the club overruff for plus 110 to win the board and leapfrog his team from third to second."

Etymology

From over- + ruff.

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