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2 N‑COUNT In a game of cards, a trump is a playing card which belongs to the suit which has been chosen as trumps. □  He played a trump.

3 VERB If you trump what someone has said or done, you beat it by saying or doing something else that seems better. □ [V n] The Socialists tried to trump this with their slogan.

4 PHRASE Your trump card is something powerful that you can use or do, which gives you an advantage over someone. □  In the end, the Ten took their appeal to the Supreme Court; this, they had believed from the outset, would be their trump card.

5 PHRASE If you say that someone came up trumps , you mean that they did something successfully, often when they were not expected to. [BRIT ] □  Dwayne has come up trumps with a goal worthy of winning any match.

tru mped-u p ADJ [usu ADJ n] Trumped-up charges are untrue, and made up in order to punish someone unfairly.

trum|pet /trʌ mp I t/ (trumpets , trumpeting , trumpeted )

1 N‑VAR A trumpet is a musical instrument of the brass family which plays quite high notes. You play the trumpet by blowing into it.

2 VERB If someone trumpets something that they are proud of or that they think is important, they speak about it publicly in a very forceful way. □ [V n + as ] The government has been trumpeting tourism as a growth industry. □ [V + about ] Nobody should be trumpeting about chemical weapons. □ [be V -ed that] It was trumpeted that the nation's health was improving. [Also V n]

trum|pet|er /trʌ mp I tə ^r / (trumpeters ) N‑COUNT A trumpeter is someone who plays a trumpet.

trun|cat|ed /trʌŋke I t I d, [AM ] trʌ ŋke I t I d/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] A truncated version of something is one that has been shortened. □  The review body has produced a truncated version of its annual report.

trun|cheon /trʌ ntʃən/ (truncheons ) N‑COUNT A truncheon is a short, thick stick that is carried as a weapon by a police officer. [BRIT ] in AM, use billy

trun|dle /trʌ nd ^ə l/ (trundles , trundling , trundled )

1 VERB If a vehicle trundles somewhere, it moves there slowly, often with difficulty or an irregular movement. □ [V prep/adv] The train eventually trundled in at 7.54.

2 VERB If you trundle something somewhere, especially a small, heavy object with wheels, you move or roll it along slowly. □ [V n adv/prep] The old man lifted the barrow and trundled it away.

3 VERB If you say that someone is trundling somewhere, you mean that they are walking slowly, often in a tired way or with heavy steps. □ [V adv/prep] Girls trundle in carrying heavy book bags.

trunk /trʌ ŋk/ (trunks )

1 N‑COUNT [n N ] The trunk of a tree is the large main stem from which the branches grow. □ [+ of ] …the gnarled trunk of a birch tree.

2 N‑COUNT A trunk is a large, strong case or box used for storing things or for taking on a journey.

3 N‑COUNT [usu with poss] An elephant's trunk is its very long nose that it uses to lift food and water to its mouth.

4 N‑COUNT The trunk of a car is a covered space at the back or front in which you put luggage or other things. [AM ] in BRIT, use boot 5 N‑PLURAL Trunks are shorts that a man wears when he goes swimming.

6 N‑COUNT [usu sing] Your trunk is the central part of your body, from your neck to your waist. [FORMAL ]

tru nk road (trunk roads ) N‑COUNT A trunk road is a major road that has been specially built for travelling long distances. A trunk road is not as wide or as fast as a motorway. [BRIT ]

truss /trʌ s/ (trusses , trussing , trussed )

1 VERB To truss someone means to tie them up very tightly so that they cannot move. [WRITTEN ] □ [V n] She trussed him quickly with stolen bandage, and gagged his mouth. ● PHRASAL VERB [usu passive] Truss up means the same as truss . □ [be V -ed P + with ] She was trussed up with yellow nylon rope. [Also V n P ]

2 N‑COUNT A truss is a special belt with a pad that a man wears when he has a hernia in order to prevent it from getting worse.