Trump
/tɹʌmp/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:12 pts5 letters
Definition of Trump
noun
- The suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others.
"Diamonds were declared trump(s)."
- A playing card of that suit.
"He played an even higher trump."
- Something that gives one an advantage, especially one held in reserve.
- An excellent person; a fine fellow, a good egg.
- An old card game, almost identical to whist; the game of ruff.
verb
- To play on (a card of another suit) with a trump.
"He knew the hand was lost when his ace was trumped."
- To play a trump, or to take a trick with a trump.
- To get the better of, or finesse, a competitor.
- To impose unfairly; to palm off.
- To supersede.
"In this election, it would seem issues of national security trumped economic issues."
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outsmartruff