1
a
: a card of a suit any of whose cards will win over a card that is not of this suit
called also trump card
b
: the suit whose cards are trumps for a particular hand
—often used in plural
2
: a decisive overriding factor or final resource
called also trump card
3
: a dependable and exemplary person
trumped; trumping; trumps
1
: to get the better of : override
where ambition invariably trumps loyalty—
Michael Kramer
Michael Kramer2
: to play a trump on (a card or trick) when another suit was led
: to play a trump when another suit was led
1
a
: trumpet
b
chiefly Scotland
: jew's harp
2
: a sound of or as if of trumpeting
the trump of doom
Examples of trump in a Sentence
Verb
She trumped my ace to win the trick.
Their offer for the house was trumped by a higher bid.
The need for blood donors trumps all other concerns.
Recent Examples on the WebSun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2024
At four hearts, South ruffed the second diamond, led a trump to dummy and passed the ten of spades, losing to the queen.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 30 July 2024
And unlike Jordan Love’s new four-year, $220 million deal, which came from the Green Bay Packers hours later, Tagovailoa.
What Love’s deal provides him a record-setting $75 million signing bonus, which trumps the $73 million Goff got from the Lions this summer.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 27 July 2024
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Noun
The constitutional checks on misconduct in high office — impeachment and removal, criminal prosecution and constitutional amendment — have lost their potency in an age when partisanship trumps patriotism.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2024
At four hearts, South ruffed the second diamond, led a trump to dummy and passed the ten of spades, losing to the queen.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
Verb
According to last report, more than 120,000 children with major depression — a number that trumps Green Bay's entire population — went without treatment through 2020.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 30 July 2024
And unlike Jordan Love’s new four-year, $220 million deal, which came from the Green Bay Packers hours later, Tagovailoa.
What Love’s deal provides him a record-setting $75 million signing bonus, which trumps the $73 million Goff got from the Lions this summer.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 27 July 2024
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“Trump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trump. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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trump
1 of 2 noun1
: a card of a suit any of whose cards will win over a card that is of a different suit
also
: the suit whose cards are trumps for a particular hand
—often used in plural
2
trump
2 of 2 verb1
: to take with a trump
trump another player's card
2
: to play a trump
3
: to get the better of : outdo
trumped her competitors
Biographical Definition
Trump
biographical name
Donald J(ohn) 1946– American businessman and politician; 45th president of the U.S. (2017–21)
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