trump
trump1 /trʌmp/ 
noun
1. trumps [plural] (also trump American English) the suit (=one of the four types of cards in a set) chosen to have a higher value than the other suits in a particular card game:
Hearts are trumps.
2. [countable] (also trump card) a card from the suit that has been chosen to have a higher value than the other suits in a particular game
3. trump card something that you can do or use in a situation, which gives you an advantage:
But then he decided to play his trump card (=use his advantage).
They hold all the trump cards (=have things which could give them an advantage).
4. come/turn up trumps to provide what is needed, especially unexpectedly and at the last moment:
Paul came up trumps and managed to borrow a car for us.
trump2 verb [transitive]
1. to play a trump that beats someone else’s card in a game
2. to do better than someone else in a situation when people are competing with each other:
By wearing a simple but stunning dress, she had trumped them all.
trump something ↔ up phrasal verb
to use false information to make someone seem guilty of doing something wrong:
They had trumped the whole thing up to get rid of him.
—trumped-up adjective:
Dissidents were routinely arrested on trumped-up charges.
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noun1. trumps [plural] (also trump American English) the suit (=one of the four types of cards in a set) chosen to have a higher value than the other suits in a particular card game:
2. [countable] (also trump card) a card from the suit that has been chosen to have a higher value than the other suits in a particular game
3. trump card something that you can do or use in a situation, which gives you an advantage:
4. come/turn up trumps to provide what is needed, especially unexpectedly and at the last moment:
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verb [transitive]1. to play a trump that beats someone else’s card in a game
2. to do better than someone else in a situation when people are competing with each other:
trump something ↔ up phrasal verb
to use false information to make someone seem guilty of doing something wrong:
—trumped-up adjective:
Trump
Trump, Don‧ald /ˈdɒnəld $ ˈdɑː-/
(1946–) a US property developer who was most successful in the 1980s when he owned hotels, houses, casinos, and many apartments. His most famous building is the Trump Tower, a large office building in New York City. Since 2003 he has been the host of The Apprentice, a reality TV show.
Trump, Don‧ald /ˈdɒnəld $ ˈdɑː-/
(1946–) a US property developer who was most successful in the 1980s when he owned hotels, houses, casinos, and many apartments. His most famous building is the Trump Tower, a large office building in New York City. Since 2003 he has been the host of The Apprentice, a reality TV show.