noun
- playing cards of the suit chosen to rank above the others
verb
- beats or defeats by using a superior advantage
- plays a trump card in a card game
Examples
- Hearts are trumps in this hand.
- She played the ace of trumps to win the trick.
- His experience trumps her enthusiasm.
- Quality always trumps quantity.
- He trumped my king with his ace.
- The new evidence trumps all previous arguments.
- Spades were declared trumps for the round.