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Trump

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Noun

1. trump, trump card

a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps

Example Sentences:
'the ace of trumps is a sure winner'

2. trump

(card games) the suit that has been declared to rank above all other suits for the duration of the hand

Example Sentences:
'clubs were declared trumps'
'a trump can take a trick even when a card of a different suit is led'

3. cornet, horn, trump, trumpet

a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves

Verb

4. trump

produce a sound as if from a trumpet

5. best, outdo, outflank, scoop, trump

get the better of

Example Sentences:
'the goal was to best the competition'

6. ruff, trump

play a trump

7. trump, trump out

proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Trump

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noun
1. Also called: trump card
a. 
any card from the suit chosen as trumps
b. 
this suit itself; trumps
2. Also called: trump card
a decisive or advantageous move, resource, action, etc
3. informal
a fine or reliable person
verb
4. 
to play a trump card on (a suit, or a particular card of a suit, that is not trumps)
5. (transitive)
to outdo or surpass
noun
1. 
a trumpet or the sound produced by one
2.  the last trump
verb
3. (intransitive)
to produce a sound upon or as if upon the trumpet
4. (transitive)
to proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare
5. (intransitive) British slang
to expel intestinal gas through the anus
noun
Donald (John). born 1946, US businessman and politician; 45th president of the US from 2017

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Trump

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noun
1. 
any playing card of a suit that ranks higher than any other suit during the playing of a hand: a trump can take any card of any other suit
2.  [occas. pl., with sing. v.]
a suit of trumps
3. 
any advantage held in reserve until needed
4.  Informal
a fine person, good fellow, etc.
verb transitive
5. 
to play a trump on (a trick, another card, etc.) when a trump was not led, often, specif., so as to take it thereby
6. 
to surpass; outdo
verb intransitive
7. 
to play a trump when a trump was not led
noun, verb transitive, verb intransitive
Archaic
trumpet

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Trump

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n.
1. Games
a. often trumps A suit in card games that outranks all other suits for the duration of a hand.
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.
n.
A trumpet.
First lady of the United States (since 2017) as the wife of President Donald Trump.
The 45th president of the United States (took office in 2017). Prior to running for office, he was a businessperson. His company, The Trump Organization, primarily deals with real estate and construction.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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