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trump
I. \ˈtrəmp\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English trumpe, trompe, from Old French trompe, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German trumpa, trumba trumpet, Old Norse trumba; probably of imitative origin like Middle High German trumme drum — more at drum
1.
a. : trumpet
b. chiefly Scotland : jew's harp
2. : a sound of or as if of trumpeting
< would pick up this same shell … and wind a trump that was heard in the far corner of the field — S.H.Holbrook >
< roaring like the trump of judgment — H.L.Davis >
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: alteration of triumph (I)
1.
a. : any of various cards and usually all the cards of a suit designated by chance or by an auction or declaration that if legally played will win over a card that is not of this suit
b. or trump suit : the suit whose cards are all trumps — often used in plural
c. : a card (as a heart or tarot) with a special function or value in a game (as hearts or tarok)
d. : trump card
2. : an old English card game that is a precursor of whist
3.
a. : an influential factor or final resource
< kept a political trump up his sleeve — Economist >
< you put me to my trumps by asking me for additional matter … for I considered myself exhausted on that score long ago — Harper's >
b. : a dependable and exemplary individual : crackerjack, peach
< my father came out a trump … he offered to pay for the furniture — H.J.Laski >
III. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
1. : to take with a trump
< trump a trick >
2. : to get the better of : outdo, top
< giving the young men spades in years and effortlessly trumping them with Old World charm — R.L.Shayon >
intransitive verb
1. : to play a trump
2. : to take a trick with a trump |