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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): "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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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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
: 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 noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
trump meaning, definition, what is trump: a card from the suit that has been chose...: Learn more.
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.
