beggar-my-neighbor
A card game for two players in which the object is to win all of the other player's cardsA card game for two players in which the object is to win all of the other player's cards.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A card game for two players in which the object is to win all of the other player's cards.
a card game for two players in which the object is to win all of the other player's cards
Synonyms
7 synonymsbeat my neighbour out of doorsbeat your neighbourbeat your neighbour out of doorsstrip Jack nakedbeat Jack out of doors
Close in meaning
- a card game for two players in which the object is to win all of the other player's cards:beggar-my-neighbourstrip-Jack-naked
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedbeggar-thy-neighbor
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.