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Noun: trump  trúmp
  1. (card games) the suit that has been declared to rank above all other suits for the duration of the hand
    "clubs were declared trumps"; "a trump can take a trick even when a card of a different suit is led"
     
  2. A playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps
    "the ace of trumps is a sure winner"; "She played her trump card, winning the trick and the game";
    - trump card
     
  3. [archaic] A brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
    "The trump player's solo was the highlight of the concert";
    - cornet, horn, trumpet
Verb: trump  trúmp
  1. Get the better of
    "the goal was to trump the competition";
    - outdo, outflank, best, outgun
     
  2. (card game) play a trump
    "She trumped the ace and won the trick";
    - ruff
     
  3. Proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare
    "The herald trumped out the arrival of the royal family";
    - trump out [archaic]
     
  4. [archaic] Make a trumpet-like sound
    "The elephants trumped their distress call"
Noun: Trump  trúmp
  1. United States businessman and Republican president from January 2017-2021 and again from 2025; born in 1946
    - Donald Trump, Donald John Trump

Derived forms: trumped, trumps, trumping

Type of: announce, beat, beat out, brass, brass instrument, Chief Executive, crush, denote, go, move, playing card, POTUS [US, informal], President, President of the United States, shell [US], sound, suit, trounce, United States President, vanquish

Encyclopedia: Trump, Maryland