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TRUMPING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit
Synonyms:
ruff; trumping
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("trumping" is a kind of...):
play; turn ((game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession)
Domain category:
card game; cards (a game played with playing cards)
Holonyms ("trumping" is a part of...):
bridge (any of various card games based on whist for four players)
Derivation:
trump (play a trump)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb trump
