trump C1 Topic:Entertainment & Leisure US /tɹʌmp/ UK /tɹʌmp/ See IPA manual Freq #7409 Meanings 1 noun a suit or card in a card game that outranks the others He saved his last trump for the final trick. 2 verb to beat or outrank something, especially by using a stronger advantage The court ruled that constitutional rights trump local policy. 3 verb to announce loudly or as if with a trumpet The campaign trumped its latest endorsement across every channel. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a suit or card in a card... trump card 2 verb · to beat or outrank... outrankoverridebeat 3 verb · to announce loudly or as if... proclaimannounce ↔ Opposites lose toyield Word family Forms trumps Derived forms trumpsovertrumpundertrumpno-trump Related forms trumpet Etymology From Middle English trumpe (trumpet), via Old French. The card-game sense developed from a special suit that could overpower the rest. Topics Entertainment & Leisure External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # trump **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /tɹʌmp/ **IPA (UK):** /tɹʌmp/ **Frequency rank:** 7409 ## Meanings 1. a suit or card in a card game that outranks the others 2. to beat or outrank something, especially by using a stronger advantage 3. to announce loudly or as if with a trumpet ## Examples - He saved his last trump for the final trick. - The court ruled that constitutional rights trump local policy. - The campaign trumped its latest endorsement across every channel. ## Synonyms - trump card - outrank - override - beat - proclaim ## Antonyms - lose to - yield ## Derived Forms - trumps - overtrump - undertrump - no-trump ## Related Forms - trumpet ## Etymology From Middle English trumpe (trumpet), via Old French. The card-game sense developed from a special suit that could overpower the rest. ## Topics - Entertainment & Leisure markdown