noun
- the act of playing a trump card higher than an opponent’s trump card in a card game
Usage: card games
verb
- to play a trump card higher than an opponent’s trump card
Usage: card games
Examples
- The overruffing with the ace of spades won her the trick.
- His strategy involved overruffing whenever possible to gain control.
- She was overruffing his king with her ace of hearts.
- The player succeeded in overruffing the opponent’s jack.
- Overruffing is a common tactic in bridge and whist.
- He avoided overruffing to save his high trump for later.