capot

Every trick taken

Capot is a term from card games, particularly piquet and écarté, meaning to win all the tricks in a hand against an opponent.

The player who accomplishes this scores bonus points.

As a verb, to capot someone is to defeat them by taking every trick.

She capoted her opponent in the final round.

The term derives from French, where it also means a hood or bonnet.

cardgame

trick-taking

Winning dealt card rounds

  • sweepBrush clean with broom
  • shutoutGame with lopsided scoring
  • slamForceful impact or closure

grand slam · bridge · whist · piquet · euchre · pinochle · bezique · spades · hearts · bidding

defeat

shutout

Game with lopsided scoring

thrashing · domination · humiliation · crushing · annihilation · sweep · blowout · lambasting · trouncing · demolition

hood

bonnet

Hat secured under chin

latch · hinge · insulation · paint · grille · fender · headlight · windshield · bodywork · aerodynamics

Opposites
completeness of victory

capotnarrow win

Success by slight margin

close match · tie · stalemate

winner vs. loser perspective

capotskunked

Beaten without scoring

whitewashed · blanked · swept

Phrases
Family

cap, cape, capote, capotes

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