trumping
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trump 1
(trŭmp)n.
1. Games
a. often trumps A suit in card games that outranks all other suits for the duration of a hand.
b. A card of such a suit.
c. A trump card.
2. A key resource to be used at an opportune moment.
3. Informal A reliable or admirable person.
v. trumped, trump·ing, trumps
v.tr.
1. Games To take (a card or trick) with a trump.
2. To get the better of (an adversary or competitor, for example) by using a crucial, often hidden resource.
v.intr. Games
Phrasal Verb: To play a trump.
trump up
To devise fraudulently: trumped up a charge of conspiracy.
[Alteration of triumph.]
trump 2
(trŭmp)n.
A trumpet.
[Middle English trompe, from Old French; see trumpet.]
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| Noun | 1. | trumping - (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit turn, play - (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play" bridge - any of various card games based on whist for four players |
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