overtrick
noun
over·trick
| \ ˈō-vər-ˌtrik
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Definition of overtrick
: a card trick won in excess of the number bid
Examples of overtrick in a Sentence
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East must give dummy the king of clubs, so South makes an overtrick. — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, "Bridge: Aug. 19, 2019," 19 Aug. 2019 With winning trump finesses, South has 10 sure tricks but wants an overtrick. — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, "Bridge: July 27, 2019," 27 July 2019 As the cards lie, Cy could make an overtrick, but the contract would be safe even if East had the queen of trumps. — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, "Bridge: July 18, 2019," 18 July 2019 West led the ace and queen of hearts, and South made three overtricks when the club finesse won. — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, "Bridge: June 11, 2019," 11 June 2019 Every North-South would be at four spades, so South must play for an overtrick. — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, "Bridge: May 25, 2017," 25 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'overtrick.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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