euchre

UK: /ˈjuːkə/ US: (yo̅o̅′kər)

Inflections of 'euchre' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

euchres

v 3rd person singular

euchring

v pres p

euchred

v past

euchred

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

eu•chre  (yo̅o̅′kər), n., v., -chred, -chring. 
n. 

1. Games [Cards.] a game played by two, three, or four persons, usually with the 32, but sometimes with the 28 or 24, highest cards in the pack.
2. Games an instance of euchring or being euchred.

v.t. 

3. Games to get the better of (an opponent) in a hand at euchre by the opponent's failure to win three tricks after having made the trump.
4. Slang Terms to cheat;
   swindle.

• origin, originally uncertain 1835–45, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

euchre / ˈjuːkə/ 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 them from making their contracted tricks

verb (transitive)

1. to prevent (a player) from making their contracted tricks
2. (usually followed by out) to outwit or cheat
3. to ruin or exhaust

Etymology: 19th Century: of unknown origin