undertrump

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

verb (used with or without object)Cards.

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

Origin of undertrump

First recorded in 1860–65; under- + trump¹

Words Nearby undertrump

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British Dictionary definitions for undertrump

undertrump

/ (ˌʌndəˈtrʌmp) /

verb

(intr) cards to play a lower trump on a trick to which a higher trump has already been played

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