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TRUMP CARD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does trump card mean?
• TRUMP CARD (noun)
The noun TRUMP CARD has 1 sense:
1. a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps
Familiarity information: TRUMP CARD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
trump; trump card
Context example:
the ace of trumps is a sure winner
Hypernyms ("trump card" is a kind of...):
playing card (one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games)
Context examples
What shall we do when we can't eat anymore? asked Laurie, feeling that his trump card had been played when lunch was over.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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