Trump-card
31hold the trump card — possess the winning card; control the situation …
32holds the trump card — possesses the winning card; controls the situation …
33card game — Introduction game played for pleasure or gambling (or both) with one or more decks of playing cards (playing card). Games using playing cards exploit the fact that cards are individually identifiable from one side only, so that each player… …
34trump — trump1 [trʌmp] n 1.) trumps [plural] also trump AmE 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.) also …
35trump — I UK [trʌmp] / US noun [countable] Word forms trump : singular trump plural trumps a) trump or trump card a card belonging to the suit (= one of the four types of cards) that players decide will be worth the most in a card game b) trumps [plural] …
36trump — trump1 [ trʌmp ] noun count trump or trump card a card belonging to the SUIT (=one of the four types of cards) that players decide will be worth the most in a card game a. trumps or trump the SUIT that players decide will be worth the most in a… …
37trump — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a playing card of a suit ranking above the others. 2 an advantage esp. involving surprise. 3 colloq. a a helpful or admired person. b Austral. & NZ a person in authority. v. 1 a tr. defeat (a card or its player) with a trump. b… …
38trump — [[t]trʌ̱mp[/t]] trumps, trumping, trumped 1) N UNCOUNT COLL In a game of cards, trumps is the suit which is chosen to have the highest value in one particular game. Hearts are trumps. ...the ace of trumps. 2) N COUNT In a game of cards, a trump… …
39trump — I. noun Etymology: Middle English trompe, from Anglo French trumpe, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German trumba, trumpa trumpet Date: 14th century 1. a. trumpet b. chiefly Scottish Jew s harp 2. a sound of or as if of trumpeting < t …
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