euchre

Definition of Euchre in English :

Noun

a card game similar to ecarte; each player is dealt 5 cards and the player making trump must take 3 tricks to win a hand

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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Euchre

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noun

1.

a US and Canadian card game similar to écarté for two to four players, using a poker pack with joker

2.

an instance of euchring another player, preventing him or her from making his contracted tricks

verb (transitive)

3.

to prevent (a player) from making his or her contracted tricks

4. (usually foll by out) US, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand informal

to outwit or cheat

5. Australian and New Zealand informal

to ruin or exhaust

Euchre

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noun

1.

a card game basically for two, three, or four players, played with thirty-two cards (sevens up through aces), five cards being dealt to each player

2.

a euchring or being euchred

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈeuchred or ˈeuchring

3.

to prevent (the trump-naming opponent at euchre) from taking the required three tricks

4. Informal

to outwit or cheat

they were euchred out of their savings

Euchre

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n.

1. A card game usually played with a deck of 24 cards in which each player is dealt 5 cards and the team or player calling trump must win at least three tricks to score points for the hand.

2. The act of euchring an opponent.

tr.v. eu·chred, eu·chring, eu·chres

1. To prevent (an opponent) from taking three tricks in euchre.

2. To deceive by sly or underhand means; cheat: euchred us out of our life savings.

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