REVOKE

Revoke

To annul by withdrawing. In trick-taking card games, a revoke is a violation of important rules regarding the play of tricks serious enough to render the round invalid. A revoke is a violation ranked in seriousness somewhat below overt cheating, with the status of a more minor offense only because, when it happens, it is usually accidental.

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revoke

Noun

  1. The act of revoking in a game of cards.
  2. A renege; a violation of important rules regarding the play of tricks in trick-taking card games serious enough to render the round invalid.
  3. A violation ranked in seriousness somewhat below overt cheating, with the status of a more minor offense only because, when it happens, it is usually accidental.

Verb

  1. To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing
    Your driver's license will be revoked.
  2. To fail to follow suit in a game of cards when holding a card in that suit.
  3. To call or bring back; to recall.
  4. To hold back; to repress; to restrain.
  5. To draw back; to withdraw.
  6. To call back to mind; to recollect.


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