trump 1 (tr mp)n. 1. Games a. A suit in card games that outranks all other suits for the duration of a hand. Often used in the plural. b. A card of such a suit. c. A trump card. 2. A key resource to be used at an opportune moment. 3. Informal A reliable or admirable person. v. trumped, trump·ing, trumps v.tr. 1. Games To take (a card or trick) with a trump. 2. To get the better of (an adversary or competitor, for example) by using a crucial, often hidden resource. v.intr. Games Phrasal Verb: To play a trump. trump up To devise fraudulently: trumped up a charge of conspiracy. [Alteration of triumph.] |
| trump 2 (trmp) n. A trumpet. [Middle English trompe, from Old French; see trumpet.] |
trumps [trʌmps]
pl n
1. (Group Games / Card Games) (sometimes singular) Cards any one of the four suits, decided by cutting or bidding, that outranks all the other suits for the duration of a deal or game
turn up trumps (of a person) to bring about a happy or successful conclusion (to an event, problem, etc.), esp unexpectedly
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