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Definition of Trumping
1. Noun. (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit.
Generic synonyms: Play, Turn
Category relationships: Card Game, Cards
Group relationships: Bridge
Derivative terms: Ruff, Trump
Definition of Trumping
1. Verb. (present participle of trump) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Trumping
1. trump [v] - See also: trump
Lexicographical Neighbors of Trumping
Literary usage of Trumping
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Laws and Principles of Whist Stated and Explained and Its Practice by Henry Jones, Cavendish (1872)
"If, instead of trumping, you throw away a losing card, you inform your ...
For then, by trumping, you prejudice your chance of bringing in the suit in order ..."
2. Repressive Legislation of the Republic of South Africa by Elizabeth S. Landis, United Nations Unit on Apartheid (1884)
"trumping DOUBTFUL TRICKS. Another question often arises whether, being second
... If you are weak in trumps they are only good for trumping, and you may use ..."
3. The Evolution of Whist: A Study of the Progressive Changes which the Game by William Pole (1894)
"He further introduced novel ideas about trumping. He proved that to obtain tricks
in this way was not always the best use that could be made of the powerful ..."
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