trump
1Cards.
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 singular verb) the suit itself.
Informal: Older Use. a fine, admirable person.
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.
Origin of trump
1Other words from trump
- trumpless, adjective
Words Nearby trump
Other definitions for trump (2 of 3)
a trumpet.
the sound of a trumpet.
to blow a trumpet.
Origin of trump
2Other definitions for Trump (3 of 3)
Donald J(ohn), born 1946, 45th president of the United States 2017–21.
Me·la·ni·a [muh-lah-nee-uh] /məˈlɑ ni ə/ Melanija Knavs, born 1970, U.S. First Lady 2017–21 (wife of Donald J. Trump).
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How to use trump in a sentence
Who knew about trump’s church visitBarr has said he did not know that trump would visit the church.
How the Trump administration has tried to explain clearing protesters from Lafayette Square | JM Rieger | September 17, 2020 | Washington PostWe went back and searched the Associated Press’s photo feed for each day since the beginning of June pulling out occasions on which Biden and trump were photographed wearing a mask.
In 160 words, Trump reveals how little he cares about the pandemic | Philip Bump | September 17, 2020 | Washington PostAgents guarding Vice President Pence were charged $29-per-night “resort fees” at trump’s hotel in Las Vegas.
Trump’s businesses charged Secret Service more than $1.1 million, including for rooms in club shuttered for pandemic | David Fahrenthold, Josh Dawsey | September 17, 2020 | Washington PostBeijing has been critical of trump’s action to force a sale of TikTok.
The U.S. has nailed Chinese companies this year. Why hasn’t Beijing retaliated? | Veta Chan | September 17, 2020 | FortuneSince then, Esper has made several decisions seemingly at odds with trump.
Trump contradicts CDC director on vaccine; Biden says Americans shouldn’t trust Trump | Colby Itkowitz, Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner | September 16, 2020 | Washington Post
The most irresponsible comments however would have to be those of Donald trump, since he should know better.
Hispanics, notes a recent Pew survey economic issues easily trump immigration.
In August, trump filed a lawsuit to have his name removed from the casino and from the nearby, since-closed trump Plaza.
I Watched a Casino Kill Itself: The Awful Last Nights of Atlantic City’s Taj Mahal | Olivia Nuzzi | December 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTtrump even gave Jackson a personal tour of the venue, with television cameras in tow.
I Watched a Casino Kill Itself: The Awful Last Nights of Atlantic City’s Taj Mahal | Olivia Nuzzi | December 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI am watching the sunrise from the 39th floor of the trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
I Watched a Casino Kill Itself: The Awful Last Nights of Atlantic City’s Taj Mahal | Olivia Nuzzi | December 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSuddenly, as the Count dealt a king as trump card, he sprang to his feet knocking over the chair behind him.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeBut in very brief while a fearful sound arose, awful as the last trump that shall proclaim to mankind the end of the world.
The Merrie Tales Of Jacques Tournebroche | Anatole FranceWhen the dealer has a choice of declarations, a sound heart make is to be preferred to a doubtful no-trump.
When a spade declaration has been made by dummy, one trump less is necessary and the doubler need not be on the declarer's left.
The converse, to lead through strength, must be used with caution, and does not apply to no-trump declarations.
British Dictionary definitions for trump (1 of 2)
/ (trʌmp) /
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
to play a trump card on (a suit, or a particular card of a suit, that is not trumps)
(tr) to outdo or surpass
Origin of trump
1Derived forms of trump
- trumpless, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for trump (2 of 2)
/ (trʌmp) archaic, or literary /
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
(intr) to produce a sound upon or as if upon the trumpet
(tr) to proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare
(intr) British slang to expel intestinal gas through the anus
Origin of trump
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with trump
In addition to the idioms beginning with trump
- trump card
- trump up
also see:
- hold all the aces (trumps)
- turn up trumps
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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