26984 words

trump

9 definitions • 11 examples
1
a card that belongs to the group of cards that has been chosen to have the highest value in a particular game:

Examples:

I played a trump.
draw a trump Luckily, I drew a trump.
2
one of the four groups in a set of playing cards that has been chosen to have the highest value during a particular game or part of a game:

Examples:

3
a situation in which all four groups of cards have equal value in a game of bridge:

Examples:

The bid is for 2 No trumps.
4
If you trump another player's card, you beat it with a card that belongs to the group of cards that has been chosen to have the highest value in the game you are playing.
5
to beat someone or something by doing or producing something better:

Examples:

Their $60 million bid for the company was trumped at the last moment by an offer for almost twice as much from their main competitor.
6
to be better than, or have more importance or power than another person or thing:

Examples:

They operated on the assumption that money trumped everything.
7
to beat another person or organization by doing or producing something even better:

Examples:

Their bid to take over the company was trumped by a US private equity firm.
8
if something trumps something else, it is considered to be more important:

Examples:

Financial pressures trumped HR concerns and led to the dismissal of 200 staff.
9
to produce a good result, especially when this is not expected:

Examples:

They finally came up trumps with a new product line and some healthy profits.
The bank came up trumps and he got his loan.

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