overruff

o·ver·ruff

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [verb oh-ver-ruhf; noun oh-ver-ruhf]
- /verb ˌoʊ vərˈrʌf; noun ˈoʊ vərˌrʌf/
- /ˌəʊvəˈrʌf /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [verb oh-ver-ruhf; noun oh-ver-ruhf]
- /verb ˌoʊ vərˈrʌf; noun ˈoʊ vərˌrʌf/

Definitions of overruff word

noun overruff the act of overtrumping. 1
noun overruff the act of overtrumping 0
verb overruff to defeat a trump card by playing a higher trump 0

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Origin of overruff

First appearance:

before 1805

One of the 41% newest English words

First recorded in 1805-15; over- + ruff2

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Parts of speech for Overruff

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Overruff

overruff popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

overruff usage trend in Literature

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