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noun
- 1. (in bridge, whist, and similar card games) a playing card of the suit chosen to rank above the others, which can win a trick where a card of a different suit has been led: "declarer ruffs the opening lead and plays a trump"
- 2. a helpful or admirable person: informal, dated "Spencer's doctor is a trump—I am like a new man"
verb
- 1. (in bridge, whist, and similar card games) play a trump on (a card of another suit), having no cards of the suit led: "why on earth did you trump my ace?"
- 2. beat (someone or something) by saying or doing something better: "taste trumps most if not all other factors when consumers choose food products"
The meaning of TRUMP is a card of a suit any of whose cards will win over a card that is not of this suit —called also trump card. How to use trump in a sentence.
TRUMP definition: 1. a card that belongs to the group of cards that has been chosen to have the highest value in a…. Learn more.
Synonyms for TRUMP: outweigh, overshadow, defeat, outperform, overcome, best, worst, master; Antonyms of TRUMP: lose (to)
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Trump received a Bachelor of Science in economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968. His father named him president of his real estate business in 1971.
to devise deceitfully or dishonestly, as an accusation; fabricate: Try as they might, they were unable to trump up a convincing case against him. trump. 2. [ truhmp ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. noun. a trumpet. the sound of a trumpet. verb (used without object) to blow a trumpet. Trump. 3. [ truhmp ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. noun.
To trump is to outrank or defeat someone or something, often in a highly public way. Safety might trump appearance when you're buying a car, or your desires may trump your brother's when it comes to making weekend plans.
A key resource to be used at an opportune moment. 3. Informal A reliable or admirable person. v. trumped, trump·ing, trumps. v.tr. 1. Games To take (a card or trick) with a trump. 2. To get the better of (an adversary or competitor, for example) by using a crucial, often hidden resource.
If you trump what someone has said or done, you beat it by saying or doing something else that seems better. They tried to trump this with their slogan. American English : trump / ˈtrʌmp /
: to create or make up (something false) in order to cause problems for someone, connect someone to a crime, etc. She trumped up some excuse to fire him. trump up an accusation.
Definition of trump verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
