trumps


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.]

trumps

(trʌmps) pl n1. (Card Games) (sometimes singular) cards any one of the four suits, decided by cutting or bidding, that outranks all the other suits for the duration of a deal or game2. turn up trumps (of a person) to bring about a happy or successful conclusion (to an event, problem, etc), esp unexpectedly