trump

CEFRB2

/tɹʌmp/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To defeat or do better than someone or something.

  2. 02

    noun

    A playing card suit ranking above others in a game.

Examples

  • The time has come for you to play your trump card.

  • He played his trump card.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. A playing card of that suit.

  2. Something that gives one an advantage, especially one held in reserve.

noun

Extra meaning

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

More examples

In context

  • He knew the hand was lost when his ace was trumped.

  • He played an even higher trump.

  • Diamonds were declared trump(s).

Synonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

In the card game, she played her winning blank and took all the tricks.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

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