1. (noun)trust something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary) "he is the beneficiary of a generous trust set up by his father"
2. (noun)reliance, trust certainty based on pastexperience "he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists"; "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun"
3. (noun)trust, trustingness, trustfulness the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others "the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity"
5. (noun)faith, trust complete confidence in a person or plan etc "he cherished the faith of a good woman"; "the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust"
6. (verb)confidence, trust a trustful relationship "he took me into his confidence"; "he betrayed their trust"
7. (verb)trust, swear, rely, bank haveconfidence or faith in "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes"
9. (verb)believe, trust be confident about something "I believe that he will come back from the war"
10. (verb)hope, trust, desire expect and wish "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"
11. (verb)entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit confer a trust upon "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"
12. (verb)trust extend credit to "don't trust my ex-wife; I won't pay her debts anymore"
Definitions of 'trust'
Webster 1913 Dictionary
1. (adj)trust held in trust; as, trust property; trustmoney
2. (noun)trust assured resting of the mind on the integrity, veracity, justice, friendship, or other sound principle, of another person; confidence; reliance; reliance
8. (noun)trust an estate devised or granted in confidence that the devisee or grantee shall convey it, or dispose of the profits, at the will, or for the benefit, of another; an estate held for the use of another; a confidence respecting property reposed in one person, who is termed the trustee, for the benefit of another, who is called the cestui que trust
13. (noun)trust to showconfidence in a person by intrusting (him) with something
14. (noun)trust to commit, as to one's care; to intrust
15. (noun)trust to givecredit to; to sell to upon credit, or in confidence of future payment; as, merchants and manufacturers trust their customers annually with goods