overruff

English

Etymology

over- +‎ ruff

Verb

overruff (third-person singular simple present overruffs, present participle overruffing, simple past and past participle overruffed)

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

Synonyms

overtrump

Antonyms

underruff

Translations

ruff with a higher trump

Catalan: retrumfar (ca)
French: surcouper (fr)

German: überstechen

Noun

overruff (plural overruffs)

(bridge) An act of overruffing
- 2009, January 3, “Phillip Alder”, in What to Bid Next? That Depends on the Game You’re Playing‎:
  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.