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Overtrump vs Overruff - What's the difference?

overtrump | overruff | Synonyms |

Overtrump is a synonym of overruff.


As verbs the difference between overtrump and overruff

is that overtrump is (cards) to play a higher trump card than the previous one in a trick while overruff is (bridge) to ruff with a higher trump following a prior ruff on the same trick.

As a noun overruff is

(bridge) an act of.

overtrump

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (cards) To play a higher trump card than the previous one in a trick

    • Synonyms

    *overruff

    overruff

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (bridge) To ruff with a higher trump following a prior ruff on the same trick

    • Synonyms

    * overtrump

    Antonyms

    * underruff

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (bridge) An act of
  • * {{quote-news, 2009, January 3, Phillip Alder, What to Bid Next? That Depends on the Game You’re Playing, New York Times citation
    • , passage=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. }}

    See also

    * (Contract bridge glossary)