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Trumpet
A trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group contains the instruments with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpet-like instruments have historically been used as signaling devices in battle or hunting, with examples dating back to at least 1500 BC; they began to be used as musical instruments only in the late 14th or early 15th century. Trumpets are used in art music styles, for instance in orchestras, concert bands, and jazz ensembles, as well as in popular music. They are played by blowing air through nearly-closed lips (called the player’s embouchure), producing a “buzzing” sound that starts a standing wave vibration in the air column inside the instrument. Since the late 15th century they have primarily been constructed of brass tubing, usually bent twice into a rounded rectangular shape.There are many distinct types of trumpet, with the most common being pitched in B♭ (a transposing instrument), having a tubing length of about 1.48 m (4 ft 10 in). Early trumpets did not provide means to change the length of tubing, whereas modern instruments generally have three (or sometimes four) valves in order to change their pitch. Most trumpets have valves of the piston type, while some have the rotary type. The use of rotary-valved trumpets is more common in orchestral settings, although this practice varies by country. Each valve, when engaged, increases the length of tubing, lowering the pitch of the instrument. A musician who plays the trumpet is called a trumpet player or trumpeter.
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Trumpet (noun)
A musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of B-flat; by extension, any type of lip-vibrated aerophone, most often valveless and not chromatic.
“The royal herald sounded a trumpet to announce their arrival.”
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Trumpet (noun)
In an orchestra or other musical group, a musician that plays the trumpet.
“The trumpets were assigned to stand at the rear of the orchestra pit.”
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Trumpet (noun)
The cry of an elephant.
“The large bull gave a basso trumpet as he charged the hunters.”
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Trumpet (noun)
One who praises, or propagates praise, or is the instrument of propagating it.
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Trumpet (noun)
A funnel, or short flaring pipe, used as a guide or conductor, as for yarn in a knitting machine.
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Trumpet (noun)
A kind of traffic interchange involving at least one loop ramp connecting traffic either entering or leaving the terminating expressway with the far lanes of the continuous highway.
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Trumpet (verb)
To sound loudly, be amplified
“The music trumpeted from the speakers, hurting my ears.”
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Trumpet (verb)
To play the trumpet.
“Cedric made a living trumpeting for the change of passersby in the subway.”
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Trumpet (verb)
Of an elephant, to make its cry.
“The circus trainer cracked the whip, signaling the elephant to trumpet.”
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Trumpet (verb)
To proclaim loudly; to promote enthusiastically
“Andy trumpeted Jane’s secret across the school, much to her embarrassment.””
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Trump (noun)
The suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others.
“Diamonds were declared trump(s).”
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Trump (noun)
A playing card of that suit.
“He played an even higher trump.”
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Trump (noun)
Something that gives one an advantage, especially one held in reserve.
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Trump (noun)
An excellent person; a fine fellow, a good egg.
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Trump (noun)
An old card game, almost identical to whist; the game of ruff.
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Trump (noun)
A card of the major arcana of the tarot.
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Trump (noun)
A trumpet.
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Trump (noun)
Flatulence.
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Trump (noun)
The noise made by an elephant through its trunk.
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Trump (noun)
synonym of Jew’s harp.
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Trump (verb)
To play on (a card of another suit) with a trump.
“He knew the hand was lost when his ace was trumped.”
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Trump (verb)
To play a trump, or to take a trick with a trump.
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Trump (verb)
To get the better of, or finesse, a competitor.
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Trump (verb)
To impose unfairly; to palm off.
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Trump (verb)
To supersede.
“In this election, it would seem issues of national security trumped economic issues.”
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Trump (verb)
To blow a trumpet.
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Trump (verb)
To flatulate.
“And without warning me, as he lay there, he suddenly trumped next to me in bed.”
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Trump (noun)
(in bridge, whist, and similar card games) a playing card of the suit chosen to rank above the others, which can win a trick where a card of a different suit has been led
“declarer ruffs the opening lead and plays a trump”
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Trump (noun)
the suit of cards ranking above the others in a particular hand
“the ace of trumps”
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Trump (noun)
(in a tarot pack) any of a special suit of 22 cards depicting symbolic and typical figures and scenes.
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Trump (noun)
a valuable resource that may be used, especially as a surprise, in order to gain an advantage
“in this month General Haig decided to play his trump card: the tank”
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Trump (noun)
a helpful or admirable person
“Spencer’s doctor is a trump—I am like a new man”
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Trump (noun)
a trumpet or a trumpet blast.
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Trump (verb)
(in bridge, whist, and similar card games) play a trump on (a card of another suit)
“why on earth did you trump my ace?”
“if he trumped with the 6 or 10, the opponents could overruff”
“declarer trumped the last losing spade in dummy”
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Trump (verb)
surpass (something) by saying or doing something better
“if the fetus is human life, that trumps any argument about the freedom of the mother”
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Trump (verb)
break wind audibly.