trump

[ truhmp ]

/ trʌmp /

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noun

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 singular verb) the suit itself.

Informal. a fine person; brick.

verb (used with object)

Cards. to take with a trump.

to excel; surpass; outdo.

verb (used without object)

Cards.

to play a trump.
to take a trick with a trump.

Verb Phrases

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.

Nearby words

trumbo, trumbull, trumbull, john, trumbull, jonathan, trumeau, trump, trump card, trump up, trumped-up, trumpeldor, trumpery

Origin of trump

First recorded in 1520–30; unexplained variant of triumph

Related formstrump·less, adjective

Definition for trumped (2 of 2)

trump

[ truhmp ]

/ trʌmp /

Literary.

noun

a trumpet.

its sound.

verb (used without object)

to blow a trumpet.

Origin of trump

1250–1300; (noun) Middle English trompe < Old French < Old High German trumpa, variant of trumba trumpet; (v.) Middle English trompen < Old French tromper, derivative of trompe

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Examples from the Web for trumped

The depositions of other officers suggested that the “property damage” charges were not just bizarre, but trumped up.
The Day Ferguson Cops Were Caught in a Bloody Lie|Michael Daly|August 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The answer was to ensure that individual liberty was not trumped by religion or government or corporations.
The Supreme Court Turns the First Amendment Into a Weapon for Corporations|Sally Kohn|July 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The DOJ disagrees, saying that these are existing procedures in place that are not trumped by the Farm Bill.
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No issue better captures the dysfunction of Washington than the trumped up debate over the Keystone XL pipeline.
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It explains why a trumped up story of online vitriol—we are, mind you, talking about Jeopardy!
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Its people believed the Canadian claims had been trumped up when the Klondike fields were opened.
The Canadian Dominion|Oscar D. Skelton
We've trumped your ace, as you say, and we mean to take advantage of it.
The Strand Magazine, Volume XVII, February 1899, No. 98.|Various
Some explanation might be trumped up on the morrow—as that the wind was foul for returning from the Keg of Butter.
Major Vigoureux|A. T. Quiller-Couch
All sorts of lies are trumped up by the Democrats about Grant and Colfax.
Old Times in Dixie Land|Caroline E. Merrick
Miss Lorne and I have seen him, and trumped up a story to cover everything.
The Riddle of the Night|Thomas W. Hanshew

British Dictionary definitions for trumped (1 of 2)

trump

/ (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

Word Origin for trump

C16: variant of triumph

British Dictionary definitions for trumped (2 of 2)

trump

/ (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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Idioms and Phrases with trumped

trump

In addition to the idioms beginning with trump

trump card
trump up

also see:

hold all the aces (trumps)
turn up trumps

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