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Get the better of
Answer for the clue "Get the better of ", 8 letters:
trumping
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit [syn: ruff ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Trump \Trump\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Trumped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Trumping .] To play a trump card when one of another suit has been led.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of trump English)
Usage examples of trumping.
Bond took it with his ten and led a diamond, trumping it on the table.
It would be amusing, if it were not disgusting, to see how quick these compromise-breakers administer on the political effects of their dead adversaries, trumping up claims never before heard of, and dividing the assets among themselves.