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trump
The suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others.
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noun
The suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others.
“Diamonds were declared trump(s).”
A playing card of that suit.
“He played an even higher trump.”
Something that gives one an advantage, especially one held in reserve.
An excellent person; a fine fellow, a good egg.
An old card game, almost identical to whist; the game of ruff.
A card of the major arcana of the tarot.
verb
To play on (a card of another suit) with a trump.
“He knew the hand was lost when his ace was trumped.”
To play a trump, or to take a trick with a trump.
To get the better of, or finesse, a competitor.
To impose unfairly; to palm off.
To supersede.
“In this election, it would seem issues of national security trumped economic issues.”
To outweigh; be stronger, greater, bigger than or in other way superior to.
noun
A trumpet.
Flatulence.
The noise made by an elephant through its trunk.
verb
To blow a trumpet.
To flatulate.
“And without warning me, as he lay there, he suddenly trumped next to me in bed.”
noun
A musical instrument consisting of a flexible metal or bamboo “tongue” attached to a frame. This tongue is placed in the performer’s mouth and plucked with the finger to produce a note of constant pitch. Melodies can be created by changing the shape of the mouth and causing different overtones.
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Diamonds were declared trump(s).
He played an even higher trump.
He knew the hand was lost when his ace was trumped.
In this election, it would seem issues of national security trumped economic issues.
And without warning me, as he lay there, he suddenly trumped next to me in bed.
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