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1. (n.) trumpet
any of a family of brass wind instruments with a powerful, penetrating tone, consisting of a tube commonly curved once or twice around on itself and having a cup-shaped mouthpiece at one end and a flaring bell at the other.
2. trumpet
something used as or resembling a trumpet, esp. in sound.
3. trumpet
a sound like that of a trumpet.
4. trumpet
the loud piercing or blaring cry of an animal, esp. an elephant.
5. (v.i.) trumpet
to blow a trumpet.
6. trumpet
to emit a loud, trumpetlike cry.
7. (v.t.) trumpet
to sound on a trumpet.
8. trumpet
to utter with a sound like that of a trumpet.
9. trumpet
to proclaim loudly or widely.
Etymology: (1375–1425; ME trumpette, trompette < MF, =trompetrump2+-ette -et)
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| Definition of 'trumpet' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) cornet, horn, trumpet, trump
a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
2. (verb) trumpet
proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
"Liberals like to trumpet their opposition to the death penalty"
3. (verb) trumpet
play or blow on the trumpet
4. (verb) trumpet
utter in trumpet-like sounds
"Elephants are trumpeting"
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1. (noun) trumpet
a brass instrument with buttons you press on top
to play the trumpet
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| Definition of 'trumpet' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) trumpet
a wind instrument of great antiquity, much used in war and military exercises, and of great value in the orchestra. In consists of a long metallic tube, curved (once or twice) into a convenient shape, and ending in a bell. Its scale in the lower octaves is limited to the first natural harmonics; but there are modern trumpets capable, by means of valves or pistons, of producing every tone within their compass, although at the expense of the true ringing quality of tone
2. (noun) trumpet
a trumpeter
3. (noun) trumpet
one who praises, or propagates praise, or is the instrument of propagating it
4. (noun) trumpet
a funnel, or short, fiaring pipe, used as a guide or conductor, as for yarn in a knitting machine
5. (verb) trumpet
to publish by, or as by, sound of trumpet; to noise abroad; to proclaim; as, to trumpet good tidings
6. (verb) trumpet
to sound loudly, or with a tone like a trumpet; to utter a trumplike cry
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The Roycroft Dictionary |
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trumpet
A musical instrument which in the mouth of Gabriel will bring to life for their eternal undoing all Shylocks, officeholders, editorial writers, landlords, and professional epigrammatists.
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Sense: a brass musical wind instrument with a high, clear tone
He plays the trumpet; He played a tune on his trumpet.
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 Afrikaans: trompet |
 Arabic: بوق: لآلة موسيقيَّه |
 Bulgarian: тромпет |
 Brazilian: trompete |
 Czech: trubka |
 German: die Trompete |
 Danish: trompet |
 Greek: τρομπέτα |
 Spanish: trompeta |
 Estonian: trompet |
 Farsi: ترومپت |
 Finnish: trumpetti |
 French: trompette |
 Hebrew: חֲצוֹצרָה |
 Hindi: तुरही |
 Croatian: truba |
 Hungarian: trombita |
 Indonesian: terompet |
 Icelandic: trompet |
 Italian: tromba |
 Japanese: トランペット |
 Korean: 트럼펫 |
 Lithuanian: trimitas |
 Latvian: trompete |
 Malay: trompet |
 Dutch: trompet |
 Norwegian: trompet |
 Polish: trąbka |
 Persian: ترومپت |
 Pashto: ترومپټ |
 Portuguese: trompete |
 Romanian: trompetă |
 Russian: труба |
 Slovak: trúbka |
 Slovenian: trobenta |
 Serbian: truba |
 Swedish: trumpet |
 Thai: แตร |
 Turkish: trompet |
 Taiwanese: 小號 |
 Ukrainian: сурма, труба |
 Urdu: شہنائي |
 Vietnamese: kèn trompet |
 Chinese: 小号 |
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