trump
n.
playing card belonging to the presently leading suit (Cards); suit of cards ranking above the others (Cards); last resort, final resource; admired person; trumpet, sound of a trumpet (Archaic, Poetry)
v.
defeat with a trump, play a trump (Cards); outdo
Trump
Trump may refer to:
Trump, cards of special rank in certain card games
Trump (magazine), a glossy magazine of satire and erotic humor, mostly in the forms of comic-strip features and short storiesSlang: in the some regions UK, trump means to
break wind. Also used in UK exclamation of joy "Do trumps on your mobile!" An earlier name for the
jaw harpA trumpet or the blow of a trumpet, especially the
Last Trump wakening the dead at the day of judgementAn term coined by
Vince McMahon for crap.
Donald Trump, an American business executive. He is the owner of a number of establishments which bear his name
Melania Trump, model, Donald Trump's third wife
Ivana Trump, model, Donald Trump's first wife
Ivanka Trump, model, businesswoman and Donald Trump's daughter
Donald Trump, Jr, businessman and Donald Trump's son
Trump Tower, especially
Trump Tower in New York
Trump International Hotel and TowerTrump World Tower in New York
Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc., chaired by
Donald TrumpTrump Organization, Donald Trump's main company
Donald J. Trump Signature Collection, a collection of men's apparel
Trumped!, a radio program hosted by Donald TrumpTrump Golf Scotland, Donald Trump's new golf project at Menie near
Balmedie in the North East of
ScotlandTrump: The Game, a board game inspired by Donald Trump
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trump
Noun
1. a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps
(synonym) trump card
(hypernym) playing card
(derivation) ruff
2. a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
(synonym) cornet, horn, trumpet
(hypernym) brass
(hyponym) serpent
Verb
1. produce a sound as if from a trumpet
(hypernym) sound, go
(derivation) cornet, horn, trumpet
2. get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"
(synonym) outdo, outflank, best, scoop
(hypernym) beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
(hyponym) outmaneuver, outmanoeuvre, outsmart
3. play a trump
(synonym) ruff
(hypernym) move, go
(hyponym) overtrump
(derivation) trump card
(classification) card game, cards
4. proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare
(synonym) trump out
(hypernym) announce, denote
Trump
(v. t.)
To trick, or impose on; to deceive.
(v. t.)
To play a trump card upon; to take with a trump card; as, she trumped the first trick.
(v. t.)
To impose unfairly; to palm off.
(v. i.)
To play a trump card when one of another suit has been led.
(v. i.)
To blow a trumpet.
(n.)
An old game with cards, nearly the same as whist; -- called also ruff.
(n.)
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.
(n.)
A wind instrument of music; a trumpet, or sound of a trumpet; -- used chiefly in Scripture and poetry.
(n.)
A good fellow; an excellent person.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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trump
Synonyms and related words:
ace, action, ad hoc measure, answer, artifice, beat, best, best bower, better, bower, brick, cap, cards, clubs, contrivance, countermove, coup, course of action, crackerjack, deck, demarche, deuce, device, diamonds, dodge, doll, dummy, effort, exceed, excel, expedient, face cards, flush, full house, gimmick, go one better, good Joe, good egg, good guy, hand, hearts, improve on, improvisation, jack, joker, jury-rig, jury-rigged expedient, king, knave, last expedient, last resort, last shift, left bower, likely lad, makeshift, maneuver, means, measure, move, nice guy, no slouch, outdo, outstrip, outweigh, overbalance, overbear, overcome, overpass, overtop, pack, pair, pass, perfect, picture cards, pis aller, playing cards, predominate, preponderate, prevail, pussycat, queen, resort, resource, round, royal flush, rubber, ruff, shake-up, shift, singleton, solution, spades, step, stopgap, stout fellow, straight, stratagem, stroke, stroke of policy, surpass, tactic, temporary expedient, top, tower above, tower over, transcend, trey, trick, working hypothesis, working proposition
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.