to trump

Examples

• All

• Spades trump.

  Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)

• Now, gentlemen, clubs, I believe, are still trumps.

  Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)

• But this time an Ace trumps a pair.

  Ace Ventura Jr: Pet Detective (2009)

• Father trumps queen.

  Trolls World Tour (2020)

• In the final round, the queen trumps all the previous cards played.

• He played a heart, knowing it would trump any other suit in the trick.

Phrasal Verbs

T

to trump up

4 8.6

To make a false story to accuse someone unfairly

T

to trump out

• Informal

8.4

Announce something loudly and proudly to get attention

Compounds

T

trump card

5 3.8

A strong advantage that gives someone a winning edge

N

no-trump

• Jargon

2 8.4

A bridge contract where no card suit beats the others

L

last trump

• Archaic

1 9.9

A final strong action you keep for when nothing else works

T

trump card

1 3.7

A playing card from the special suit chosen that beats cards of other suits

F

Forrest Trump

• Offensive

9.9

A person who seems simple but says shocking, divisive things

M

mini-Trump

• Offensive

8.7

A person who acts like Donald Trump in style and speech but on a smaller scale

How High

to overtrump

• Jargon

9.9

to trump

2 7.8

Surface Forms

Etymology