Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun trumping

1 sense of trumping

Sense 1
ruff, trumping -- ((card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit)
       => turn, play -- ((game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb trump

4 senses of trump

Sense 1
trump -- (produce a sound as if from a trumpet)
       => sound, go -- (make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'")

Sense 2
outdo, outflank, trump, best, scoop -- (get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition")
       => beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish -- (come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game")

Sense 3
trump, ruff -- (play a trump)
       => move, go -- (have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?")

Sense 4
trump, trump out -- (proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare)
       => announce, denote -- (make known; make an announcement; "She denoted her feelings clearly")