Trump
[trʌmp]
Definition
(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'.
(noun.) a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps; 'the ace of trumps is a sure winner'.
(verb.) proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare.
(verb.) play a trump.
(verb.) produce a sound as if from a trumpet.
Editor: Nell--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A wind instrument of music; a trumpet, or sound of a trumpet; -- used chiefly in Scripture and poetry.
(v. i.) To blow a trumpet.
(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.) An old game with cards, nearly the same as whist; -- called also ruff.
(n.) A good fellow; an excellent person.
(v. i.) To play a trump card when one of another suit has been led.
(v. t.) To play a trump card upon; to take with a trump card; as, she trumped the first trick.
(v. t.) To trick, or impose on; to deceive.
(v. t.) To impose unfairly; to palm off.
Typist: Waldo
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. [Poetical.] Trumpet.[2]. Trump card, winning card.[3]. [Colloquial.] Good fellow.
v. a. Lay a trump on, win with a trump.
v. n. Play a trump.
Inputed by Jill
Definition
n. a card of the leading suit that triumphs or wins: one of the suit of cards which takes any other: an old game of cards: (coll.) a good trusty fellow.—v.i. to play a trump card.—v.t. to play a trump card upon.—Call Signal for trumps in whist a conventional signal indicating that the player wishes his partner to lead trumps.
n. a trumpet: a Jew's-harp.
v.t. to deceive; to introduce unfairly.—adj. Trumped′-up forged worthless.—n. Trum′pery something showy but worthless: rubbish: nonsense idle talk.—adj. showy and worthless.—Trump up to forge: collect from any quarter.
Checked by Hank
Examples
- Well, my love, I consider him a trump, in the fullest sense of that expressive word, but I do wish he was a little younger and a good deal richer. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- However, if I can get Eunice out here, I think I can trump Mrs Dengelton's best trick. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- By Gad, sir, he explained to the public in general, what a good plucked one that boy of mine is--what a trump he is! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- But even to her own conscience she must trump up a semblance of defence. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Well, you're a trump, and I like you all the better for it,' said the Zephyr. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Oh, I know--Gerty's a trump, and worth all the rest of us put together; but A LA LONGUE you're used to a little higher seasoning, aren't you, dear? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- The latter part of the proposal is so directly to the purpose that Mr. Jobling says with emotion, Guppy, my trump, your fist! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Clubs, not spades, are trumps, said Lawrence. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It seemed to him that in the deadly silent game between them the trumps were still in his hands; and he waited. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- And the names that be upon their tombs, even unto this time, are Johannes Smithianus, Trumps, Gift, High, and Low, Jack, and The Game. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- If she had the ace of trumps in her hand at whist, she wouldn't say anything, child. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- I alone know that your trumped-up story cannot possibly be true. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Miller ought to have trumped the diamond, oughtn't he, Sir? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- This is no trumped-up issue: it is asked by a politician and a socialist seeking for a real solution. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- It is true they trumped up grievances as a pretext, but they were only pretexts which can always be found when wanted. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
Checker: Monroe