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to euchred

to euchred

1 9.9
To leave someone with no choice by tricking or outsmarting them
  • verb
  • Informal
: frustrar
  • After hours of preparation, the last-minute change euchred the entire team.

Examples

  • The new regulations completely euchred our plans for expansion.

  • They completely euchred him during the game.

  • She felt euchred by the unexpected twist in the negotiations.

  • She felt euchred after the negotiation failed.

  • The clever lawyer euchred his opponent by presenting surprising evidence in court.

  • During the debate, the politician was euchred when his rival revealed a damaging fact.

  • The sudden cancellation of the event euchred all the organizers who were prepared to present.

Synonyms

to outwit
vsto euchred
23 4.7

To beat someone by being more clever than them

adds the idea of leaving the person trapped with few options
to bamboozle
vsto euchred
  • Informal
12 8.3

To trick someone by pretending you want to help them

is more about blocking options or outmaneuvering, not just tricking
to outfox
vsto euchred
6 6.7

To beat someone by being more clever

stresses removing options and blocking escape rather than only cleverness
to snooker
vsto euchred
  • UK
5 8.8

To trick someone so they cannot succeed

focuses more on making someone have no options as the result
to box into a corner
vsto euchred
  • Informal
1 7.8

To leave someone with few or no good choices

adds the element of doing this by tricking or outmaneuvering them
to euchre
vsto euchred
  • Informal
1 9.9

To trick someone so they lose, originally from a card game

is about leaving someone with no options rather than just outsmarting
to do someone a lemon
vsto euchred
  • UK
9.9

Trick someone so they end up worse off

highlights forcing someone into having few or no choices afterwards
to thimblerig your way out
vsto euchred
  • Archaic
9.9

To trick people to avoid a problem or responsibility

involves trapping or frustrating someone rather than escaping oneself

Antonyms

to enable
459 2.3

To give someone the ability or chance to do something

to empower
173 4.2

Give someone the power and confidence to do something

How Defeated

to euchred
  • Informal
1 9.9
to trap
550 2.6
to outmaneuver
  • US
11 7.7
to thwart
77 7.4
to frustrate
19 3.6

Surface Forms

euchred infinitive
euchred past
euchred past participle
euchring present participle
euchreds third person singular

Morphology

euchred = euchre (semi-transparent) = euchre + ed

Formally derived by regular past-tense suffixation from the verb 'euchre', but the verb itself is a specialized lexical item from a card game and the extended metaphorical use may not be obvious to learners.

Etymology

The word euchred comes from the card game euchre, where a player or team is 'euchred' when clever play leaves them with no good cards and no way to win. So, to be euchred today means to be 'left without options' or to be beaten by someone who outplays you.