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   Trump , n. [OE. trumpe, trompe, F. trompe; probably fr. L. triumphare to triumph, to exult, hence, probably, to make a joyous sound or noise. See Triumph, v. i. & n., and cf. Trombone, Tromp, Trump at cards, Trumpery, Trumpet, Trunk a proboscis.] A wind instrument of music; a trumpet, or sound of a trumpet; -- used chiefly in Scripture and poetry.
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   We shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump.
   1 Cor. xv. 51, 52.
   
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   The wakeful trump of doom.
   Milton.
   
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   Trump, v. i. [Cf. OF. tromper. See Trump a trumpet.] To blow a trumpet. [Obs.]
   Wyclif (Matt. vi. 2).
   
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   Trump, n. [A corruption of triumph, F. triomphe. See Triumph, and cf. Trump a trumpet.]
   A winning card; one of a particular suit (usually determined by chance for each deal) any card of which takes any card of the other suits.
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   An old game with cards, nearly the same as whist; -- called also ruff.
   Decker.
   
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   A good fellow; an excellent person. [Slang]
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   Alfred is a trump, I think you say.
   Thackeray.
   
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   To put to one's trumps, or To put on one's trumps, to force to the last expedient, or to the utmost exertion.
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   But when kings come so low as to fawn upon philosophy, which before they neither valued nor understood, it is a sign that fails not, they are then put to their last trump.
   Milton.
   
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   Put the housekeeper to her trumps to accommodate them.
   W. Irving.
   
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   Trump, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Trumped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Trumping.] To play a trump card when one of another suit has been led.
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   Trump, v. t. To play a trump card upon; to take with a trump card; as, she trumped the first trick.
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   Trump, v. t. [F. tromper to deceive, in OF., to blow a trumpet, se tromper de to mock. See Trump a trumpet.]
   To trick, or impose on; to deceive. [Obs.] “To trick or trump mankind.” 
   B. Jonson.
   
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   To impose unfairly; to palm off.
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   Authors have been trumped upon us.
   C. Leslie.
   
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   To trump up, to devise; to collect with unfairness; to fabricate; as, to trump up a charge.
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