undertrump

[ uhn-der-truhmp, uhn-der-truhmp ]

verb (used with or without object)

, Cards.

1. to trump with a lower trump than has already been played.

undertrump

/ ˌʌndəˈtrʌmp /

verb

1. intr cards to play a lower trump on a trick to which a higher trump has already been played

Word History and Origins

Origin of undertrump¹

First recorded in 1860–65; under- + trump ¹