TRUMPING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

(card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit

Synonyms:

ruff; trumping

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("trumping" is a kind of...):

play; turn ((game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession)

Domain category:

card game; cards (a game played with playing cards)

Holonyms ("trumping" is a part of...):

bridge (any of various card games based on whist for four players)

Derivation:

trump (play a trump)

-ing form of the verb trump