Cards. transitive. To put a trump upon; to take with a trump.

transitive. To surpass in trumping at cards; to overcome or defeat by trumping; to outplay, outmanoeuvre. Chiefly figurative and in figurative…

transitive. Cards. To play a higher trump card than (an opponent). Also figurative: to exceed or surpass in an unexpected but decisive manner.

Chiefly Whist and Bridge. transitive. To play a trump on; to trump (a card, suit, round) when unable to follow suit.

intransitive. To overtrump. Also transitive: to play a higher trump card over (an earlier ruff).

Chiefly Whist and Bridge. transitive. With out. To defeat (a card, suit) by ruffing, so as to establish master cards in the suit led.