| NOUN | artifact | trump, trump card | a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps |
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| artifact | trump | (card games) the suit that has been declared to rank above all other suits for the duration of the hand | |
| artifact | trump, cornet, horn, trumpet | a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone | |
| VERB | perception | trump | produce a sound as if from a trumpet |
| competition | trump, outdo, outflank, best, scoop | get the better of | |
| competition | trump, ruff | play a trump | |
| communication | trump, trump out | proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare |
| Sounds | trah'mp | |
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| Rhymes | bump ... thump: 18 rhymes with ahmp... | |
| Meaning | A playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps. | |
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| Example | "the ace of trumps is a sure winner" | |
| Synonym | trump card | |
| Broader | playing card | One of a pack of cards that are used to play card games |
| Spanish | pinte, triunfo | |
| Catalan | atot, basa, trumfo | |
| Verbs | trump | play a trump |
| Meaning | (card games) the suit that has been declared to rank above all other suits for the duration of the hand. | |
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| Category | card game, cards | A game / game played with playing cards |
| Broader | suit | playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack |
| Spanish | pinte | |
| Meaning | A brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves. | |
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| Synonyms | cornet, horn, trumpet | |
| Narrower | serpent | An obsolete bass cornet |
| Broader | brass, brass instrument | 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 |
| Spanish | corneta, trompeta, trompetista | |
| Catalan | corneta, trompeta, trompetista | |
| Verbs | trump | produce a sound as if from a trumpet |
| Meaning | produce a sound as if from a trumpet. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | sound, go | make a certain noise or sound |
| Spanish | trompetear | |
| Nouns | trump | a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone |
| Meaning | get the better of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | The fighter managed to trump his opponent | |
| Synonyms | outdo, outflank, best, scoop | |
| Narrower | outmaneuver, outmanoeuvre, outsmart | defeat by more skillful maneuvering |
| Broader | beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish | Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict |
| Spanish | aventajar, barrer con, derrotar con trampas, derrotar, ganar, superar, triunfar, vencer | |
| Catalan | triomfar | |
| Meaning | Play a trump. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonym | ruff | |
| Category | card game, cards | A game / game played with playing cards |
| Narrower | crossruff | trump alternately in two hands |
| overtrump | Play a trump higher than (one previously played) to the trick | |
| Broader | move, go | Have a turn |
| Spanish | jugar un triunfo | |
| Nouns | trump | a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps |
| trumping | (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit | |
| Meaning | proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Synonym | trump out | |
| Broader | announce, denote | make known |
| Spanish | aclamar | |
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