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Trump
trʌmp
Trump definitions
noun
trump
trumps
- (in bridge, whist, and similar card games) a playing card of the suit chosen to rank above the others, which can win a trick where a card of a different suit has been led
"declarer ruffs the opening lead and plays a trump"
- the suit of cards ranking above the others in a particular hand
"the ace of trumps"
- (in a tarot pack) any of a special suit of 22 cards depicting symbolic and typical figures and scenes
- a valuable resource that may be used, especially as a surprise, in order to gain an advantage
"in this month General Haig decided to play his trump card: the tank"
- a helpful or admirable person
"Spencer's doctor is a trump—I am like a new man"
verb
trump
trumped
trumping
trumps
- (in bridge, whist, and similar card games) play a trump on (a card of another suit)
"why on earth did you trump my ace?"
- surpass (something) by saying or doing something better
"taste trumps most if not all other factors when consumers choose food products"