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Trump

/tɹʌmp/

The suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others.

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📖 Definitions of "Trump"

noun

1
The suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others.
"Diamonds were declared trump(s)."
2
A playing card of that suit.
"He played an even higher trump."
3
Something that gives one an advantage, especially one held in reserve.
4
An excellent person; a fine fellow, a good egg.

verb

1
To play on (a card of another suit) with a trump.
"He knew the hand was lost when his ace was trumped."
2
To play a trump, or to take a trick with a trump.
3
To get the better of, or finesse, a competitor.
4
To impose unfairly; to palm off.

🔄 Synonyms of "Trump"

7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
bestnoun	Most superior; most favorable.
scoopnoun	Any cup-shaped or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift and move loose or soft solid material.
ruffnoun	A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England (1560s–1620s).
outflankverb	(transitive) To gain a tactical advantage over (a competitor, for example).
outdoverb	(transitive) To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.
trump cardnoun	(figurative) Something used to obtain an advantage, sometimes unscrupulously.
trump outverb	proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Trump"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
trump cardnoun	(figurative) Something used to obtain an advantage, sometimes unscrupulously.
outflankverb	(transitive) To gain a tactical advantage over (a competitor, for example).
outdoverb	(transitive) To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.
ruffnoun	A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England (1560s–1620s).
bestnoun	Most superior; most favorable.
scoopnoun	Any cup-shaped or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift and move loose or soft solid material.
trump outverb	proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare
supersedenoun	(Internet) An updated newsgroup post that supersedes an earlier version.
outstripverb	To move more quickly than (someone or something) so as to outrun or leave it behind.
winningnoun	The act of obtaining something, as in a contest or by competition.
overridenoun	(object-oriented programming) A method with the same name and signature as a method in a superclass, which runs instead of that method, when an object of the subclass is involved.
assetnoun	A thing or quality that has value, especially one that generates cash flows.
surpassverb	(transitive) To go beyond or exceed (something) in an adjudicative or literal sense.
trampnoun	(sometimes derogatory) A homeless person; a vagabond.
outweighverb	(transitive) To exceed in importance or value.
overruleverb	(transitive) To rule or determine in a contrary way; to decide against; to abrogate or alter.
erasenoun	(computing) The operation of deleting data.
overshadowverb	(transitive) To dominate something and make it seem insignificant.
dominanoun	An ancient Roman lady.
eclipsenoun	(astronomy) An alignment of astronomical objects whereby one object comes between the observer (or notional observer) and another object, thus obscuring the latter.