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- pronunciation:
- truhmp
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- trump up
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
in certain card games, a suit or a card of a suit that outranks other suits during a particular hand.
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| definition 2: |
some resource that can be held in reserve to use at a moment of need.
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| related words: |
ace |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
trumps, trumping, trumped |
| definition 1: |
in certain card games, to win (cards) by using a trump.
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| definition 2: |
to surpass or outdo.
He trumped every strategy of mine.- similar words:
- ace, cap
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| related words: |
excel, surpass |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
in certain card games, to play a trump card or to take cards with a trump card.
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| phrase: |
trump up |
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