trump up

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Definitions of trump up words

noun trump up Cards. any playing card of a suit that for the time outranks the other suits, such a card being able to take any card of another suit. Often, trumps. (used with a singular verb) the suit itself. 1
noun trump up Informal. a fine person; brick. 1
verb with object trump up Cards. to take with a trump. 1
verb with object trump up to excel; surpass; outdo. 1
verb without object trump up Cards. to play a trump. to take a trick with a trump. 1
transitivephrasal verb trump up fabricate: charges 1

before 1520

One of the 28% oldest English words

First recorded in 1520-30; unexplained variant of triumph

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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