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trump

Pronunciation:/tɹʌmp//tɹʌmp/

noun

Definitions

  1. The suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others.

    Example: Diamonds were declared trump(s).

  2. A playing card of that suit.

    Example: He played an even higher trump.

  3. Something that gives one an advantage, especially one held in reserve.

  4. An excellent person; a fine fellow, a good egg.

verb

Definitions

  1. To play on (a card of another suit) with a trump.

    Example: He knew the hand was lost when his ace was trumped.

  2. To play a trump, or to take a trick with a trump.

  3. To get the better of, or finesse, a competitor.

  4. To impose unfairly; to palm off.

trump

Pronunciation:/tɹʌmp//tɹʌmp/

noun

Definitions

  1. A trumpet.

  2. Flatulence.

  3. The noise made by an elephant through its trunk.

verb

Definitions

  1. To blow a trumpet.

  2. To flatulate.

    Example: And without warning me, as he lay there, he suddenly trumped next to me in bed.

trump

Pronunciation:/tɹʌmp//tɹʌmp/

noun

Definitions

  1. 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.