Trump
- Proper noun. (surname, dot ,) a metonymic occupational name for a trumpeter.
- Noun. (US, singular) (cards) The suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others.
- Noun. (British, in plural) (cards) The suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others.
- Noun. (cards) A playing card of that suit.
- Noun. (figuratively) Something that gives one an advantage, especially one held in reserve.
- Noun. (context, colloquial) An excellent person; a fine fellow, a good egg.
- Verb. (transitive) (cards) To play a trump (on a card of another suit).
- Verb. (intransitive) (cards) To play a trump, or to take a trick with a trump.
- Verb. (transitive) To get the better of, or finesse, a competitor.
- Verb. (transitive) To supersede.
- Verb. (intransitive) (UK) To flatulate.
- Noun. (obsolete) A trumpet.
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