euchre
1 of 2noun
eu·chre ˈyü-kər 
: a card game in which each player is dealt five cards and the player making trump must take three tricks to win a hand
euchre
2 of 2verb
euchred; euchring ˈyü-k(ə-)riŋ
transitive verb
1
: to prevent from winning three tricks in euchre
2
: cheat, trick
euchred out of their life savings
Pete Martin
Pete Martin
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Euchre is a card game for four players that is played in tricks, or rounds, with a deck of 32 cards. Etymologists aren't sure where we got the name for the game, though they do know that it first appeared in English in the mid-19th century. The first sense of the verb euchre arose from an action that takes place during the game: a player is euchred when an opponent blocks him or her from winning three or more tricks after making trump. Deception can often be key to a winning strategy, and sure enough it took almost no time at all for euchre to develop a sense meaning "cheat" or "trick."
Synonyms
Verb
- beat
- bilk
- bleed
- cheat
- chisel
- chouse
- con
- cozen
- defraud
- diddle
- do
- do in
- fiddle
- fleece
- flimflam
- gaff
- hose [slang]
- hustle
- mulct
- nobble [British slang]
- pluck
- ream
- rip off
- rook
- screw
- shake down
- short
- shortchange
- skin
- skunk
- squeeze
- stick
- stiff
- sting
- sucker
- swindle
- thimblerig
- victimize
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Example Sentences
Verb a fast-talking speculator who tried to euchre the property owners out of their land
Recent Examples on the Web cleveland, 15 July 2022 In my family, no Thanksgiving weekend has ever been complete without a euchre tournament. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 21 Nov. 2020 There were at various points a euchre and lotto party, a newsboy parade, an auto race and — a true novelty at the time — an air show, all to will Hope Haven into reality. Mike Scott, NOLA.com, 29 Sep. 2020 Snarples is popular among hockey players, an apparent mix of euchre and hearts. Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 28 July 2020 Does the author dislike a round of euchre around the family table after dinner? Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 3 July 2020 Special to IndyStar Joe Kernan and his friends used to have euchre nights. Jason Kelly, The Indianapolis Star, 10 July 2020 Evers, a 67-year-old former elementary school principal from Plymouth who indulges in Egg McMuffins and games of euchre, defeated Walker — one of the most formidable politicians the state had ever seen. Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2019 Some get together and walk and still others get together and golf while others play euchre. Sara Clarkson, chicagotribune.com, 13 Aug. 2019 Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press, 31 July 2021 The American history of the game goes back a couple of centuries, but ties euchre to Midwestern auto workers, who could play an entire match during a single coffee and/or lunch break. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 21 Nov. 2020 See More
Noun
Try your luck in a euchre tournament set for 6:30 p.m. July 21. cleveland, 15 July 2022 In my family, no Thanksgiving weekend has ever been complete without a euchre tournament. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 21 Nov. 2020 There were at various points a euchre and lotto party, a newsboy parade, an auto race and — a true novelty at the time — an air show, all to will Hope Haven into reality. Mike Scott, NOLA.com, 29 Sep. 2020 Snarples is popular among hockey players, an apparent mix of euchre and hearts. Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 28 July 2020 Does the author dislike a round of euchre around the family table after dinner? Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 3 July 2020 Special to IndyStar Joe Kernan and his friends used to have euchre nights. Jason Kelly, The Indianapolis Star, 10 July 2020 Evers, a 67-year-old former elementary school principal from Plymouth who indulges in Egg McMuffins and games of euchre, defeated Walker — one of the most formidable politicians the state had ever seen. Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2019 Some get together and walk and still others get together and golf while others play euchre. Sara Clarkson, chicagotribune.com, 13 Aug. 2019 Verb
Good news for competitive Michiganders: Those family euchre tournaments that get a little too intense may be delaying the onset of Alzheimer’s by five years, a new study reveals. Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press, 31 July 2021 The American history of the game goes back a couple of centuries, but ties euchre to Midwestern auto workers, who could play an entire match during a single coffee and/or lunch break. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 21 Nov. 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
origin unknown
First Known Use
Noun
1835, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1
euchres
verb
as in cheats
to rob by the use of trickery or threats a fast-talking speculator who tried to euchre the property owners out of their land Synonyms & Similar Words
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- cheats
- stings
- hustles
- plucks
- squeezes
- beats
- sticks
- does
- screws
- thimblerigs
- chouses
- cozens
- bleeds
- rips off
- shakes down
- flimflams
- skins
- shorts
- tricks
- fleeces
- cons
- defrauds
- skunks
- swindles
- shortchanges
- suckers
- fiddles
- victimizes
- nobbles
- chisels
- rooks
- stiffs
- deceives
- mulcts
- exploits
- hoses
- reams
- gaffs
- sells a bill of goods to
- takes to the cleaners
- bilks
- takes for a ride
- diddles
- betrays
- fools
- does in
- wrenches
- clips
- extorts
- milks
- gouges
- wrings
- overcharges
- nicks
- gulls
- soaks
- dupes
- wrests
- ropes (in)
- bitches
- fast-talks
- bamboozles
- double-crosses
