Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Definitions of Trump

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To trump is to outrank or defeat someone or something, often in a highly public way. Safety might trump appearance when you're buying a car, or your desires may trump your brother's when it comes to making weekend plans.
In the card game bridge, the trump card is the most powerful card in a particular round and defeats all the others — sort of like when your needs or wishes trump someone else's. Originally trump implied a deceptive form of victory involving cheating, but that sense has been largely lost, though it's still around in the term trumped up, meaning something that's been falsely made up. A politician may face trumped up charges that could ruin his career.

Primary Meanings oftrump

1.
vn
get the better of
2.
nv
a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
Full Definitions oftrump
1

vget the better of


Synonyms:
bestoutdooutflankscoop
Types:
outmaneuveroutmanoeuvreoutsmart
defeat by more skillful maneuvering
outgeneral
surpass in generalship
Type of:
beatbeat outcrushshelltrouncevanquish
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

vplay a trump


Synonyms:
ruff
Types:
overtrump
play a trump higher than (one previously played) to the trick
crossruff
trump alternately in two hands
Type of:
gomove
have a turn; make one's move in a game

na playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps

“the ace of trumps is a sure winner”
Synonyms:
trump card
Type of:
playing card
one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games

n(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”
Type of:
suit
playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each set has its own symbol and color
2

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


Synonyms:
cornethorntrumpet
Types:
serpent
an obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake
Type of:
brassbrass instrument
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

vproclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare


Synonyms:
trump out
Type of:
announcedenote
make known; make an announcement

vproduce a sound as if from a trumpet


Type of:
gosound
make a certain noise or sound

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