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overruff — v. /oh veuhr ruf /; n. /oh veuhr ruf /, Cards. v.t., v.i. 1. to overtrump. n. 2. the act of overtrumping. [1805 15; OVER + RUFF2] * * * … Universalium
overruff — verb (in card games) play a trump that is higher than one already played in the same trick. noun an act of overruffing … English new terms dictionary
overruff — v. & n. v.tr. (also absol.) overtrump. n. an instance of this … Useful english dictionary
Glossary of contract bridge terms — These terms are used in Contract bridge[1][2] , or the earlier game Auction bridge, using duplicate or rubber scoring. Some of them are also used in Whist, Bid whist, and other trick taking games. This glossary supplements the Glossary of card… … Wikipedia
Ruff (cards) — Ruffing redirects here. For the American baseball pitcher, see Red Ruffing. This article concerns trick taking card games. The Contract bridge glossary may be useful for unfamiliar words. In trick taking games, to ruff means to play a trump card… … Wikipedia
Backwash squeeze — is a rare squeeze which involves squeezing an opponent which lies behind declarer s menace. It was first attested by famous bridge theorist Géza Ottlik in an article in The Bridge World in 1974, as well as in his famous book Adventures in Card… … Wikipedia
o|ver|ruff — «verb. OH vuhr RUHF; noun. OH vuhr RUHF», verb, noun. –v.t., v.i. to trump with a card higher than that with which a previous player has already trumped: »If the diamonds do not break favourably there is a chance that West will overruff… … Useful english dictionary
Trump — card redirects here. For the game show, see Trump Card (game show). For other uses, see Trump (disambiguation). A trump is a playing card which is elevated above its normal rank in trick taking games. Typically an entire suit is nominated as a… … Wikipedia
Uppercut (bridge) — In Contract Bridge, an uppercut is a defensive play that involves one of the defenders ruffing high in the knowledge that an overruff by the declarer will result in the promotion of a trump card in his/her partner s hand into a winner. Thus, the… … Wikipedia
Trump coup — The trump coup is a contract bridge coup used when the hand on lead (typically the dummy) has no trumps remaining, while the next hand in rotation has only trumps, including a high one that would have been onside for a direct finesse if a trump… … Wikipedia
