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trump up
trump 1 T0389700 (trŭmp)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.Phrasal Verb: trump up To devise fraudulently: trumped up a charge of conspiracy.
[Alteration of triumph.]
trump 2 T0389700 (trŭmp)n. A trumpet.
[Middle English trompe, from Old French; see trumpet.]trump up vb (tr, adverb) to concoct or invent (a charge, accusation, etc) so as to deceive or implicate someone Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | trump up - invent; "trump up charges"concoctcook up, fabricate, invent, manufacture, make up - make up something artificial or untrue |
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trump upTo conceive, concoct, or devise some idea or piece of information in a fraudulent and self-serving manner. A noun or pronoun can be used between "trump" and "up." He just trumped the evidence up for his proposal and hoped no one would investigate it. Their government has a long history of trumping up charges against citizens who express dissenting opinions.See also: trump, uptrumped upFraudulently conceived, concocted, or devised. Hyphenated if used before a noun. It has become clear that the so-called evidence in this report is clearly trumped up. These trumped-up charges are just an excuse for the government to silence me in jail!See also: trump, uptrump something up 1. to promote or boost something. They think they have to trump something up to get people to see it. They trumped up the movie so much that many people were disappointed when it finally came out. 2. to think something up; to contrive something. Do you just sit around trumping charges up against innocent people? They trumped up the charges in an effort to disgrace me.See also: trump, uptrumped up 1. heavily promoted; overly praised. (Hyphenated before nominal.) I don't care for trumped-up stuff like that movie. That movie was so trumped up. I expected to see something much better than it turned out to be. 2. made-up; contrived. They put Larry in the slammer on some trumped-up charge. It was a silly, trumped-up idea. Just forget it.See also: trump, uptrump upConcoct fraudulently, fabricate, as in They trumped up a charge of conspiracy, or She had trumped up another excuse for not doing the work. This expression, first recorded in 1695, uses trump in the sense of "devise fraudulently," a usage otherwise obsolete. See also: trump, uptrump upv. To devise something fraudulently: The corrupt cop trumped up a charge of conspiracy against the people under arrest.See also: trump, uptrump something up tv. to promote or boost something. (see also trumped up.) They trumped up the movie so much that many people were disappointed when it finally came out. See also: something, trump, uptrumped up1. mod. heavily promoted; overly praised. That movie was so trumped up. I expected to see something much better than it turned out to be. 2. mod. made up; contrived. They put Larry in the slammer on some trumped up charge. See also: trump, upEncyclopediaSeetrumptrump up
Related to trump up: trump something upSynonyms for trump upverb inventSynonymsRelated Words- cook up
- fabricate
- invent
- manufacture
- make up
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