/ trʌmp; NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun
1.
(also ˈtrump card ) [ C ] (in some card games) a card that belongs to the suit (= one of the four sets in a pack / deck of cards) that has been chosen for a particular game to have a higher value than the other three suits :
I played a trump and won the trick.
2.
trumps [ U+sing./pl. v . ] (in some card games) the suit that has been chosen for a particular game to have a higher value than the other three suits :
What's trumps?
Clubs are trumps.
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IDIOMS
- come up / turn up trumps
■ verb [ vn ]
1.
trump sth (with sth) ( in some card games ) to play a trump card that beats sb else's card
2.
to beat sth that sb says or does by saying or doing sth even better
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PHRASAL VERBS
- trump sth up
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WORD ORIGIN
early 16th cent.: alteration of triumph , once used in card games in the same sense.