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Meaning of trump
noun
- The suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others. Example: Diamonds were declared trump(s).
- A playing card of that suit. Example: 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.
verb
- To play on (a card of another suit) with a trump. Example: 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. Example: In this election, it would seem issues of national security trumped economic issues.
noun
- A trumpet.
- Flatulence.
- The noise made by an elephant through its trunk.
verb
- To blow a trumpet.
- To flatulate. Example: 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.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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