trumps Meaning & Definition
What Does Trumps Mean?
Trumps is a verb that means to get the better of. It can also mean to play a trump on (a card or trick) when another suit was led. As a noun, it means a card of a suit any of whose cards will win over a card that is not of this suit. As a noun, it means trumpet.
Trumps Definition (Verb)
- to get the better of : override
… where ambition invariably trumps loyalty …
- to play a trump on (a card or trick) when another suit was led
- to play a trump when another suit was led
Trumps as a Noun
- a card of a suit any of whose cards will win over a card that is not of this suit
- the suit whose cards are trumps for a particular hand
- a decisive overriding factor or final resource
- a dependable and exemplary person
Noun
- trumpet
- jew's harp
- a sound of or as if of trumpeting
the trump of doom
Synonyms of Trumps
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Trumps synonyms and antonyms →Trumps in a Sentence
Diamonds were declared trump(s).
He played an even higher trump.
He knew the hand was lost when his ace was trumped.
In this election, it would seem issues of national security trumped economic issues.
And without warning me, as he lay there, he suddenly trumped next to me in bed.
… where ambition invariably trumps loyalty …
the trump of doom
Word Forms & Grammar
trumped
trump·ing
trumps
trump
trumping
trump card
Words That Rhyme With Trumps
Origin of Trumps
Origin 1: alteration of triumph:1
Origin 2: Middle English trompe, from Anglo-French trumpe, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German trumba, trumpa trumpet
First Known Use
1586t
1529
14th century