overtrumped
Topped another's trump
Overtrumped is the past tense of overtrump, a card game term meaning to play a higher trump card than one already played.
In games like bridge or whist, when one player trumps a trick and another plays an even higher trump, the second player has overtrumped.
The term occasionally extends figuratively to outmaneuvering someone who thought they had the advantage.
Deliberate deception
- whistTrick-taking partnership card game
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- euchreTrick or cheat
- spadesFlat-bladed digging implements
outbid · ruff · finesse · hand · declarer · dummy · suit · hearts
Overcome in contest
- outsmartedDefeated by cleverness
- outmaneuveredDefeated through superior tactics
- outflankedBypassed at the flanks
- bestedOvercame in a contest
upstaged · dominated · surpassed · eclipsed · one-upped · outdone · rivaled · challenged
trick
Deliberate deception
spades · outbid · ruff · finesse · hand · declarer · dummy · suit · hearts · clubs
defeated
Overcome in contest
- outsmartedDefeated by cleverness
- outmaneuveredDefeated through superior tactics
- outflankedBypassed at the flanks
bested · upstaged · dominated · surpassed · eclipsed · one-upped · outdone · rivaled · challenged · countered