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Added 9 October 2026

trump

/tɹʌmp/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about trump at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others.
Diamonds were declared trump(s).
A playing card of that suit.
He played an even higher trump.
Something that gives one an advantage, especially one held in reserve.

verb

To play on (a card of another suit) with a trump.
He knew the hand was lost when his ace was trumped.
To play a trump, or to take a trick with a trump.
To get the better of, or finesse, a competitor.

noun

A trumpet.
The noise made by an elephant through its trunk.

verb

To blow a trumpet.
To fart.
And without warning me, as he lay there, he suddenly trumped next to me in bed.

Origin

Possibly from French triomphe (“triumph”) or Old French triumphe. If so, it is a doublet of triumph and thriambus. Compare German Trumpf.

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