[trum.pet] n [ME trompette, fr. MF, fr. OF trompe trump] (14c) 1 a: a wind instrument consisting of a conical or cylindrical usu. metal tube, a cup-shaped mouthpiece, and a flared bell; specif: a valved brass instrument having a cylindrical tube with two turns and a usual range from F sharp below middle C upward for
2. 1/2 octaves b: a musical instrument (as a cornet) resembling a trumpet
2: a trumpet player
3: something that resembles a trumpet or its tonal quality: as a: a funnel-shaped instrument (as a megaphone) for collecting, directing, or intensifying sound b (1): a stentorian voice (2): a penetrating cry (as of an elephant) -- trum.pet.like adj
[2]trumpet vi (1530) 1: to blow a trumpet
2: to make a sound suggestive of that of a trumpet ~ vt: to sound or proclaim on or as if on a trumpet