verb
- past tense of overruff; in card games, to play a trump card higher than an opponent’s trump card
Usage: card games; bridge
Examples
- She overruffed his jack of spades with the ace of spades.
- The experienced player overruffed to win the trick.
- When East ruffed with the ten, South overruffed with the queen.
- He was overruffed by his opponent’s higher trump card.
- The bridge player overruffed to secure the contract.