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Trump Up
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Trump Up
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(tr, adverb)
to concoct or invent (a charge, accusation, etc) so as to deceive or implicate someone
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Trump Up
see synonyms of trump up to devise or make up (a charge against someone, an excuse, etc.) fraudulently
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Trump Up
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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
Games
To play a trump.
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