Definition of "overtrump" []

• To play a trump higher than one previously played on a trick. (verb-intransitive)
• To trump with a higher trump card than any played on the same trick. (verb-transitive)

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• "In a beautifully judged wedding dress that, nevertheless, did not seek to outdo and overtrump the frocks and trains of the past."
• "I have played the game with a man who always keeps his brother to the end, and then brings him out with enormous success, the said brother never failing to overtrump any other card in the pack!"