undertrump

American

[uhn-der-truhmp, uhn-der-truhmp] / ˌʌn dərˈtrʌmp, ˈʌn dərˌtrʌmp /

verb (used with or without object)

Cards.

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

undertrump British

/ 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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Etymology

Origin of undertrump

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

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