capot

A player scores a capot in a game of cards.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A winning move in card games: "capot" refers to a situation in certain card games, such as piquet, where a player wins all the tricks in a hand, resulting in a complete victory.

2. Verb:

   • To win all the tricks: "capot" as a verb means to achieve a capot, i.e., to take every trick in a hand of a card game.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • He declared a capot and won the game instantly. (He announced that he had taken all the tricks, securing a complete victory.)
  • A capot is the highest scoring move in piquet. (Winning all tricks yields the maximum points.)

• Verb:

  • She managed to capot her opponent in the final round. (She won all the tricks against her opponent.)
  • To capot requires careful strategy and good cards. (Achieving a capot demands skill and favourable hands.)

Advanced Usage

• "to make a capot": to successfully win all tricks.

  • He made a capot, leaving his opponent with no points. (He achieved a complete victory.)

• "to be capotted": to be defeated by an opponent who wins all tricks.

  • She was capotted in the third hand of the game. (She lost because her opponent took every trick.)

Variants and Related Words

• Capotted (adj): having lost all tricks in a hand.
  • The capotted player had to concede the game. (The player who lost all tricks gave up.)

Synonyms

• Sweep: to win all contests or elements in a series.
• Grand slam: in some card games, winning all tricks.

Phrasal Verbs

Related Idioms

• "to win clean": to win without the opponent scoring any points.
  • He won clean with a capot. (He achieved a flawless victory.)