euchres

Tricks and cheats

Euchres is the third-person singular verb form of euchre, a card game popular in the Midwest United States.

To euchre someone in the game is to prevent them from taking three tricks after they've named trump.

The word extends to mean cheating or swindling generally: The contractor euchred us out of thousands.

cardgame

trump

Suit outranking all others

  • bowerLeafy garden shelter
  • trickDeliberate deception
  • lonerOne who avoids company

hand · jack · deal · score · suit · shuffle · kitty · cut · discard · lead

trickplay

tricks

Deceptive acts or techniques

right · left · bower · dominate · capture · winner · loser · round · overtrump · promotion

outwit

skunked

Beaten without scoring

  • setArrange in position
  • defeatVictory over another
  • blockSolid mass, or impede

outplay · steal · march · sweep · shutout · upset · bluff · gambit · ruse · feint

strategy

bidding

Offering prices or obeying

finesse · endplay · forcing · set · discard · table-talk · blocking · counting · void

partnership

partners

Joint venture participants

communication · duo · pair · allies · coordination · support · defending · calling · trust · strategy

Opposites
honesty/deception

euchreslevels with

Speaks honestly to

honors

outcome for the other party

euchreshelps

Gives assistance to

aids · assists · benefits · rewards · supports

Family

euchre, euchred

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G