The difference between Trump and Underruff
When used as nouns, trump means the suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others, whereas underruff means an act of underruffing.
When used as verbs, trump means to play on (a card of another suit) with a trump, whereas underruff means to ruff with a trump lower than the trump already played by one's opponent.
check bellow for the other definitions of Trump and Underruff
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Trump as a noun (cards):
The suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others.
Examples:
"Diamonds were declared trump(s)."
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Trump as a noun (cards):
A playing card of that suit.
Examples:
"He played an even higher trump."
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Trump as a noun (figuratively):
Something that gives one an advantage, especially one held in reserve.
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Trump as a noun (colloquial, now, _, rare):
An excellent person; a fine fellow, a good egg.
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Trump as a noun:
An old card game, almost identical to whist; the game of ruff.
Examples:
"rfquotek Decker"
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Trump as a noun:
A card of the major arcana of the tarot.
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Trump as a verb (transitive, cards):
To play on (a card of another suit) with a trump.
Examples:
"He knew the hand was lost when his ace was trumped."
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Trump as a verb (intransitive, cards):
To play a trump, or to take a trick with a trump.
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Trump as a verb (transitive):
To get the better of, or finesse, a competitor.
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Trump as a verb (transitive, dated):
To impose unfairly; to palm off.
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Trump as a verb (transitive):
To supersede.
Examples:
"In this election, it would seem issues of national security trumped economic issues."
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Trump as a noun (archaic):
A trumpet.
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Trump as a noun (slang, UK, childish, vulgar):
Flatulence.
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Trump as a noun:
The noise made by an elephant through its trunk.
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Trump as a verb:
To blow a trumpet.
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Trump as a verb (intransitive, slang, UK, childish, vulgar):
To flatulate.
Examples:
"And without warning me, as he lay there, he suddenly trumped next to me in bed."
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Trump as a noun (dated, musical instrument):
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Underruff as a verb (bridge):
To ruff with a trump lower than the trump already played by one's opponent
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Underruff as a noun:
An act of underruffing