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n. (artifact) | 1. trump, trump card | a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps.; "the ace of trumps is a sure winner" |
| ~ playing card | one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games. |
n. (artifact) | 2. trump | (card games) the suit that has been declared to rank above all other suits for the duration of the hand.; "clubs were declared trumps"; "a trump can take a trick even when a card of a different suit is led" |
| ~ card game, cards | a game played with playing cards. |
| ~ suit | playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each set has its own symbol and color.; "a flush is five cards in the same suit"; "in bridge you must follow suit"; "what suit is trumps?" |
n. (artifact) | 3. cornet, horn, trump, trumpet | a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves. |
| ~ brass instrument, brass | a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece. |
| ~ serpent | an obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake. |
v. (perception) | 4. trump | produce a sound as if from a trumpet. |
| ~ sound, go | make a certain noise or sound.; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" |
v. (competition) | 5. best, outdo, outflank, scoop, trump | get the better of.; "the goal was to best the competition" |
| ~ beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell | come out better in a competition, race, or conflict.; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" |
| ~ outmaneuver, outmanoeuvre, outsmart | defeat by more skillful maneuvering.; "The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans"; "My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations" |
v. (competition) | 6. ruff, trump | play a trump. |
| ~ card game, cards | a game played with playing cards. |
| ~ move, go | have a turn; make one's move in a game.; "Can I go now?" |
| ~ overtrump | play a trump higher than (one previously played) to the trick. |
| ~ crossruff | trump alternately in two hands. |
v. (communication) | 7. trump, trump out | proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare. |
| ~ announce, denote | make known; make an announcement.; "She denoted her feelings clearly" |
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