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TRUMP

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves

Synonyms:

cornet; horn; trump; trumpet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("trump" is a kind of...):

brass; brass instrument (a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "trump"):

serpent (an obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake)

Derivation:

trump (produce a sound as if from a trumpet)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(card games) the suit that has been declared to rank above all other suits for the duration of the hand

Example:

a trump can take a trick even when a card of a different suit is led

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("trump" is a kind of...):

suit (playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each set has its own symbol and color)

Domain category:

card game; cards (a game played with playing cards)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps

Example:

the ace of trumps is a sure winner

Synonyms:

trump; trump card

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("trump" is a kind of...):

playing card (one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games)

Derivation:

trump (play a trump)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare

Synonyms:

trump; trump out

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "trump" is one way to...):

announce; denote (make known; make an announcement)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Sense 2

Meaning:

Play a trump

Synonyms:

ruff; trump

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "trump" is one way to...):

go; move (have a turn; make one's move in a game)

Domain category:

card game; cards (a game played with playing cards)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "trump"):

overtrump (play a trump higher than (one previously played) to the trick)

crossruff (trump alternately in two hands)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

trump (a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps)

trumping ((card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Get the better of

Example:

the goal was to best the competition

Synonyms:

best; outdo; outflank; scoop; trump

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "trump" is one way to...):

beat; beat out; crush; shell; trounce; vanquish (come out better in a competition, race, or conflict)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "trump"):

outmaneuver; outmanoeuvre; outsmart (defeat by more skillful maneuvering)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

The fighter managed to trump his opponent

Sense 4

Meaning:

Produce a sound as if from a trumpet

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "trump" is one way to...):

go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Derivation:

trump (a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves)

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