1. (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit
   "His trumping of the ace secured the game";
   - ruff

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"

Derived forms: trumpings

Type of: announce, beat, beat out, crush, denote, go, move, play, shell [US], sound, trounce, turn, vanquish

Part of: bridge

Encyclopedia: Trumping