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trumps Synonyms & Antonyms

ˈtrəmp

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Trumps as a Verb

1

as in overshadows, outweighs

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

Trumps in Brief

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/ˈtrəmp/
Meaningas in overshadows, outweighs

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