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trump

1. trump \'tr*mp\ n [ME trompe, fr. OF] 1a: TRUMPET  chiefly Scot  1b: 
   JEW'S HARP  2: a sound of or as if of trumpeting 
2. trump n [alter of 1triumph] 1a: a card of a suit any of whose cards will 
   win over a card that is not a  trump 1b: the suit whose cards are trumps 
   for a particular hand - often used in  pl. 2: an influential factor or 
   final resource  3: a dependable and exemplary person trump vt 1: to take 
   with a trump {~ a trick}  2: to get the better of : OUTDO  : to play a 
   trump