Trump, n.

    1. (Poetical.) Trumpet.
    2. Trump-card, winning card.

Trump, v. a.

    1. Lay a trump on, win with a trump.
    2. Trick impose on.
    3. Obtrude, impose unfairly.

Trump, v. n. Play a trump.

Trumpery, n.

    1. Falsehood, deceit, imposture, humbug, deception.
    2. Trash, rubbish, stuff, frippery, worthless finery, trifles.

Trumpery, a. Worthless, good for nothing, trifling, trashy, rubbishy, pinchbeck.

Trumpet, n.

    1. Horn, clarion, bugle.
    2. Celebrator, praiser.

Trumpet, v. a. Proclaim, publish, announce, promulgate, advertise, blazon, blaze abroad, spread abroad, noise abroad, make known.

Trumpet-call, n. Bugle-call, alarm, rallying cry, summons to arms, rappel.

Trumpet-fish, n. Snipe-fish, bellows-fish (Centriscus scolopax).

Trumpet-flower, n. Trumpet honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens).

Trumpet-toned, a. Shrill, clangorous, high.

Trumpet-tongued, a. Loud, sonorous, powerful, stentorian, vociferous.

Trumpet-weed, n. Joepye-weed (Eupatorium purpureum).

Trumpet-wood, n. Snake-wood (Cecropia peltata).

Trump up. Devise, fabricate, collect with unfairness, forge.


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