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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
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Origin of trump
1First recorded in 1520–30; unexplained variant of triumph
OTHER WORDS FROM trump
trumpless, adjectiveOther definitions for trump (2 of 3)
trump2
[ truhmp ]
/ trʌmp /
noun
a trumpet.
its sound.
verb (used without object)
to blow a trumpet.
Origin of trump
21250–1300; (noun) Middle English trompe<Old French <Old High German trumpa, variant of trumba trumpet; (v.) Middle English trompen<Old French tromper, derivative of trompe
Other definitions for trump (3 of 3)
Trump
[ truhmp ]
/ trʌmp /
noun
Donald J(ohn) born 1946, 45th president of the U.S. since 2017.
Me·la·ni·a [muh-lah-nee-uh] /məˈlɑ ni ə/ Melanija Knavs, born 1970, U.S. First Lady since 2017 (wife of Donald J. Trump).
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How to use trump in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for trump (1 of 2)
trump1
/ (trʌmp) /
noun
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
verb
to play a trump card on (a suit, or a particular card of a suit, that is not trumps)
(tr) to outdo or surpass
Derived forms of trump
trumpless, adjectiveWord Origin for trump
C16: variant of triumph
British Dictionary definitions for trump (2 of 2)
trump2
/ (trʌmp) archaic, or literary /
noun
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
verb
(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
Word Origin for trump
C13: from Old French trompe, from Old High German trumpa trumpet; compare trombone
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