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trump

1

[ truhmp ]

noun

  1. Cards.
    1. 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.
    2. Often trumps. (used with a singular verb) the suit itself.
  2. Informal: Older Use. a fine, admirable person.


verb (used with object)

  1. Cards. to take with a trump.

verb (used without object)

  1. Cards.
    1. to play a trump.
    2. to take a trick with a trump.

verb phrase

  1. 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 ]

noun

  1. the sound of a trumpet.

verb (used without object)

  1. to blow a trumpet.

Trump

3

[ truhmp ]

noun

  1. Donald J(ohn), born 1946, 45th president of the United States 2017–21.
  2. ѱ··Ծ· [m, uh, -, lah, -nee-, uh] Melanija Knavs, born 1970, U.S. First Lady 2017–21 (wife of Donald J. Trump).

trump

1

/ ٰʌ /

noun

  1. Also calledtrump card
    1. any card from the suit chosen as trumps
    2. this suit itself; trumps
  2. Also calledtrump card a decisive or advantageous move, resource, action, etc
  3. informal.
    a fine or reliable person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to play a trump card on (a suit, or a particular card of a suit, that is not trumps)
  2. tr to outdo or surpass
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

trump

2

/ ٰʌ /

noun

  1. a trumpet or the sound produced by one
  2. the last trump
    the final trumpet call that according to the belief of some will awaken and raise the dead on the Day of Judgment
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to produce a sound upon or as if upon the trumpet
  2. tr to proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare
  3. slang.
    intr to expel intestinal gas through the anus
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٰܳ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ٰܳl adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of trump1

First recorded in 1520–30; unexplained variant of triumph

Origin of trump2

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English noun tromp(e), troump, from Old French tromp(e), tronpe; probably of Germanic origin; compare Old High German trumpa, Old Norse trumba “tܳ”
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of trump1

C16: variant of triumph

Origin of trump2

C13: from Old French trompe , from Old High German trumpa trumpet; compare trombone
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Idioms and Phrases

  • hold all the aces (trumps)
  • turn up trumps
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Example Sentences

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Indeed — truthiness, these days, far too often trumps the actual truth.

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She also feels stifled by the way he uses his Jewish identity as a trump card.

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The appellate court said federal law trumps Uber’s terms of use agreement, which U.S.

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Some of Gates’ lawsuits rested on Huntington Beach’s status as a charter city, which grants localities power to trump state laws when dealing with municipal affairs.

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“But I’m pretty sure I was the only one on the phone call with them who had lost his home. I was like, ‘I don’t want to pull a trump card here, but…’” He laughed.

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