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    trump
    /trʌmp/

    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): "why on earth did you trump my ace?"
    • 2. surpass (something) by saying or doing something better: "taste trumps most if not all other factors when consumers choose food products"

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  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTRUMP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    noun. uk / trʌmp / us / trʌmp / Add to word list. [ C ] a card that belongs to the group of cards that has been chosen to have the highest value in a particular game: I played a trump. draw a trump Luckily, I drew a trump. trumps [ plural ]

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › trumpTrump Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTRUMP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you trump what someone has said or done, you beat it by saying or doing something else that seems better. The Socialists tried to trump this with their slogan. [ VERB noun ]

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › trumpTrump - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › trumpTRUMP Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. Cards. any playing card of a suit that for the time outranks the other suits, such a card being able to take any card of another suit. Often trumps. (used with a singular verb) the suit itself. Informal: Older Use. a fine, admirable person. verb (used with object) Cards. to take with a trump. to excel; surpass; outdo.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › trumpTrump - definition of trump by The Free Dictionary

    Define trump. trump synonyms, trump pronunciation, trump translation, English dictionary definition of trump. n. 1. Games a. often trumps A suit in card games that outranks all other suits for the duration of a hand. b. A card of such a suit. c. A trump card. 2.

  9. www.britannica.com › dictionary › trumpTrump Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    : 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.

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