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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: trumps /trʌmps/ pl n - (sometimes singular) any one of the four suits, decided by cutting or bidding, that outranks all the other suits for the duration of a deal or game
- turn up trumps ⇒ (of a person) to bring about a happy or successful conclusion (to an event, problem, etc), esp unexpectedly
trump1 /trʌmp/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Games
- any playing card of a suit that for a time outranks the other suits.
- Often, trumps. [plural] the suit itself.
- Informal Termsa fine person.
v. - Gamesto play or take (a card) with a trump: [~ + object]He led a queen and so she trumped it.[no object]On the next round he trumped.
- to outdo;
surpass;
excel:[~ + object]Although the prosecutor seemed to have an advantage with her expert witness, the defense attorney trumped her by bringing in a more qualified expert. - trump up, [~ + up + object] to make up (an accusation, etc.), esp. as a lie:They trumped up charges against him.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024trump1 (trump),USA pronunciation n. - Games[Cards.]
- any playing card of a suit that for the time outranks the other suits, such a card being able to take any card of another suit.
- Often, trumps. (used with a sing. v.) the suit itself.
- Informal Termsa fine person;
brick.
v.t. - Games[Cards.]to take with a trump.
- to excel;
surpass;
outdo.
v.i. - Games[Cards.]
- to play a trump.
- to take a trick with a trump.
- trump up, to devise deceitfully or dishonestly, as an accusation;
fabricate:Try as they might, they were unable to trump up a convincing case against him.
- unexplained variant of triumph 1520–30
- Slang Termsa trumpet.
- Slang Termsits sound.
v.i. - Slang Termsto blow a trumpet.
- Old French tromper, derivative of trompe
- Old High German trumpa, variant of trumba trumpet; (verb, verbal) Middle English trompen
- Old French
- (noun, nominal) Middle English trompe 1250–1300
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: trump /trʌmp/ n - Also called: trump card any card from the suit chosen as trumps
- this suit itself; trumps
- Also called: trump card a decisive or advantageous move, resource, action, etc
- informal a fine or reliable person
vb - to play a trump card on (a suit, or a particular card of a suit, that is not trumps)
- (transitive) to outdo or surpass
See also trumps, trump upEtymology: 16th Century: variant of triumph trump /trʌmp/ archaic or literary n - a trumpet or the sound produced by one
- the last trump ⇒ the final trumpet call that according to the belief of some will awaken and raise the dead on the Day of Judgment
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French trompe, from Old High German trumpa trumpet; compare trombone |