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trump
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trump 1  (trmp)
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
To play a trump.
Phrasal Verb:
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.]

trump 1
Noun
same as trump card
Verb
1. Cards to beat a card by playing a card which belongs to a suit which outranks it
2. to outdo or surpass: she trumped his news by announcing that she had been picked for the Olympic team
See also trumps [variant of triumph]

trump 2
Noun
Archaic or literary
1. a trumpet or the sound produced by one
2. the last trump the final trumpet call on the Day of Judgment [Old French trompe]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.trumptrump - a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps; "the ace of trumps is a sure winner"
playing card - one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games
2.trump - (card games) the suit that has been declared to rank above all other suits for the duration of the hand; "clubs were declared trumps"; "a trump can take a trick even when a card of a different suit is led"
card game, cards - a game played with playing cards
suit - playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each set has its own symbol and color; "a flush is five cards in the same suit"; "in bridge you must follow suit"; "what suit is trumps?"
3.trumptrump - a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
brass instrument, brass - a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
serpent - an obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake
Verb1.trumptrump - produce a sound as if from a trumpet
sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
2.trumptrump - get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"
beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
outmaneuver, outmanoeuvre, outsmart - defeat by more skillful maneuvering; "The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans"; "My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations"
3.trumptrump - play a trump                        
card game, cards - a game played with playing cards
move, go - have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"
overtrump - play a trump higher than (one previously played) to the trick
crossruff - trump alternately in two hands
4.trumptrump - proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare
announce, denote - make known; make an announcement; "She denoted her feelings clearly"

trump
verb outdo, top, cap, surpass, score points off, excel
trump something up invent, create, make up, manufacture, fake, contrive, fabricate, concoct, cook up (informal)
Translations
trump [trʌmp] n (CARDS) → triunfo;
to turn up trumps (fig) → salir or resultar bien

trump [trʌmp] natout m;
to turn up trumps (fig) → faire des miracles

trump [trʌmp] n (also: trump card) (also fig); Trumpf m;
to turn up trumps (fig) → sich als Retter in der Not erweisen

trump [trʌmp] n (CARDS) → atout m inv;
to turn up trumps (fig) → fare miracoli

trump
n trump [tramp]
in some card games, any card of a suit which has been declared to rank higher than the other suits This time, hearts are trumps; (also adjective ) a trump card. troef وَرَقَةٌ رابِحَه في وَرق اللعب коз trumf(ový) trumf; trumf- der Trumf; Trumpf-... ατού triunfo trump خال حکم valtti (d')atout קְלָף עֲדִיפוּת तुरुप adut ütőkártya, adu kartu truf tromp briscolo, trionfo 切札 으뜸패 koziris trumpis muslihat troef trumf atu(t) trunfo atu козырь tromf; tromfový adut adut trumf ชุดไพ่ที่เอาชนะชุดอื่นได้ koz (牌戲中的)王牌 козир; козирний ترپ کا پتہ lá bài chủ
v
to defeat (an ordinary card) by playing a card from the trump suit He trumped (my king) with a heart. troef يأخُذ ورقَةً رابِحَة من أوراق اللعب цакам trumfovat trumfe stechen παίζω ατού ganar con un triunfo trumbiga lööma خال حکم زذن؛ ورق سر زدن kaataa valtilla prendre avec l'atout לְשַׂחֵק עִם קְלָף עֲדִיפוּת तुरुप चलना tući adutom aduval üt mentruf trompa prendere 切札で負かす 으뜸패로 잡다, 으뜸패를 써서 이기다 koziriuoti trumpot menipu troeven trumfe, spille trumf przebić atutem cortar com trunfo a tăia cu atuul бить козырем (pre)tromfnúť prevzeti z adutom adutirati trumfa เก่งกว่า koz oynamak (出王牌)贏牌 бити козирем کھيل ميں ہرا دينا cắt bằng quân bài chủ


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