trump
part of speech
noun (a trump, trumps); verb (trump, trumps, trumped, trumping); name (Trump)
meaning for a pupil
1) (card games) A trump or trumps is a suit of cards that beats all others in a game. tree →
2) To trump something means to beat it by doing something better, as in she trumped his story. tree →
3) (UK, informal, childish) To trump means to fart. tree →
4) (a name) Trump is a family name; Donald Trump is an American businessman who became President of the United States. tree →
5) (Bible, old) A trump is a trumpet, as in the last trump. tree →
sense in the lessons
In card games and Top Trumps (a children's card game), a trump card wins. In everyday talk, your trump card is your best secret advantage. In the UK, children giggle at trump meaning fart. In news and citizenship lessons, Donald Trump is a US president; describe him with facts, as different people see him very differently. In the Bible, the last trump is the trumpet sound at the end of time.
examples
- Hearts are trumps in this game. tree →
- Let's play Top Trumps with dinosaur cards. tree →
- Her goal trumped all the others. tree →
- Our trump card is our fast runner. tree →
- Who trumped? It smells! (UK, informal) tree →
- Donald Trump was elected US president. (a name) tree →
- The Bible speaks of the last trump. tree →
note
Regular verb: trumped. Trump as a name has a capital T. Trump meaning fart is childish UK slang, not rude but not polite. Trumped-up charges means false accusations.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «trump» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.