trump

A card from the suit chosen to beat other suits in a card game, or that suit itself.

• He played a trump.
• Hearts are trumps for this round.
• She won the trick with her last trump.

Common phrases: trump card, play a trump, declare trump

Something useful that gives you an advantage, often saved until you really need it.

• Experience is her trump card.
• He saved his strongest trump for the final debate.
• Their local knowledge proved a useful trump.

Similar words: advantage, asset, ace

Common phrases: trump card, final trump, play a trump

To be more important or powerful than something else.

• Safety should trump speed.
• Her experience trumped his formal qualifications.
• Does convenience always trump quality?

Similar words: outweigh, override, surpass

Common phrases: trump something, trump other concerns, trump everything else, trump other issues

To release gas from your bottom.

• He trumped loudly.
• The child laughed after trumping.
• Someone trumped during the quiet part of the film.

Similar words: fart, pass wind

Common phrases: trump loudly, trump in bed