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Meaning of trumping

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

trumping

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.

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.

noun

Definitions

  1. The act by which something is trumped, topped or capped.

  2. The sound of a trumpet.