Definitions for trumptrʌmp
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
trumptrʌmp(n.)
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 sing. v.) the suit itself.
Category: Games
Informal. a fine person; brick.
Category: Informal
(v.t.)to take with a trump.
Category: Games
to excel; surpass; outdo.
(v.i.)to play a trump. to take a trick with a trump.
Category: Games
trump up, to devise or invent (an accusation, excuse, etc.), esp. deceitfully.
Category: Verb Phrase
Origin of trump:
1520–30; unexplained var. of triumph
trump*trʌmp(n.; v.)
(n.)a trumpet.
Category: Status (usage)
its sound.
Category: Status (usage)
(v.i.)to blow a trumpet.
Category: Status (usage)
* Literary..
Origin of trump:
1250–1300; ME trompe (n.) < OF < Gmc; cf. OHG trumpa, var. of trumba trumpet
Princeton's WordNet
trump, trump card(noun)
a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps
"the ace of trumps is a sure winner"
trump(noun)
(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"
cornet, horn, trumpet, trump(verb)
a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
trump(verb)
produce a sound as if from a trumpet
outdo, outflank, trump, best, scoop(verb)
get the better of
"the goal was to best the competition"
trump, ruff(verb)
play a trump
trump, trump out(verb)
proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare
Wiktionary
Trump(ProperNoun)
a metonymic occupational name for a trumpeter
Origin: Possibly from Italian trionfi (triumph(s)).
Webster Dictionary
Trump(noun)
a wind instrument of music; a trumpet, or sound of a trumpet; -- used chiefly in Scripture and poetry
Trump(verb)
to blow a trumpet
Trump(noun)
a winning card; one of a particular suit (usually determined by chance for each deal) any card of which takes any card of the other suits
Trump(noun)
an old game with cards, nearly the same as whist; -- called also ruff
Trump(noun)
a good fellow; an excellent person
Trump(verb)
to play a trump card when one of another suit has been led
Trump(verb)
to play a trump card upon; to take with a trump card; as, she trumped the first trick
Trump(verb)
to trick, or impose on; to deceive
Trump(verb)
to impose unfairly; to palm off
Translations for trump
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
trump(noun)
in some card games, any card of a suit which has been declared to rank higher than the other suits
This time, hearts are trumps; (also adjective) a trump card.
- troefAfrikaans
- وَرَقَةٌ رابِحَه في وَرق اللعبArabic
- козBulgarian
- trunfoPortuguese (BR)
- trumf(ový)Czech
- der Trumf; Trumpf-...German
- trumf; trumf-Danish
- ατούGreek
- triunfoSpanish
- trumpEstonian
- خال حکمFarsi
- valttiFinnish
- (d')atoutFrench
- קְלָף עֲדִיפוּתHebrew
- तुरुपHindi
- adutCroatian
- ütőkártya, aduHungarian
- kartu trufIndonesian
- trompIcelandic
- briscolo, trionfoItalian
- 切札Japanese
- 으뜸패Korean
- kozirisLithuanian
- trumpisLatvian
- muslihatMalay
- troefDutch
- trumfNorwegian
- atu(t)Polish
- خال حکمPersian
- ترومPashto
- trunfoPortuguese
- atuRomanian
- козырьRussian
- tromf; tromfovýSlovak
- adutSlovenian
- adutSerbian
- trumfSwedish
- ชุดไพ่ที่เอาชนะชุดอื่นได้Thai
- kozTurkish
- (牌戲中的)王牌Chinese (Trad.)
- козир; козирнийUkrainian
- ترپ کا پتہUrdu
- lá bài chủVietnamese
- （牌戏中的）王牌Chinese (Simp.)
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